手伝てつだう

godan verb (-u), transitive verb

help; assist; lend a hand

Ordinary transitive use for helping a person with an action, task, or event. Common patterns include 人を手伝う, 仕事を手伝う, and Vのを手伝う.

• 友とも達だちの引ひっ越こしを手伝てつだった。

  I helped my friend move.

• 料りょう理りを手伝てつだってくれる？

  Will you help with the cooking?

godan verb (-u), transitive verb

contribute to; be a factor in; help bring about

Abstract use where a condition or circumstance adds to a result. Often appears as 〜も手伝って, meaning that something also helped cause the outcome.

• 好こう天てんも手伝てつだって、祭まつりは大だい成せい功こうだった。

  Helped by the fine weather, the festival was a great success.

• 円えん安やすも手伝てつだって、海かい外がいからの観かん光こう客きゃくが増ふえた。

  The weaker yen was also a factor in the increase in tourists from overseas.