ayudar

Asturian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin adiūtāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aʝuˈdaɾ/ [a.ʝuˈð̞aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧yu‧dar

Verb

ayudar (first-person singular indicative present ayudo, past participle ayudáu)

  1. to help

Conjugation

Ladino

Etymology

From Latin adiūtāre.

Verb

ayudar (Hebrew spelling אייודאר)

  1. to help

Derived terms

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin adiūtāre. Compare Asturian ayudar, Catalan ajudar, Ladino ayudar, Occitan ajudar, Portuguese ajudar.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /aʝuˈdaɾ/ [a.ʝuˈð̞aɾ] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /aʃuˈdaɾ/ [a.ʃuˈð̞aɾ] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /aʒuˈdaɾ/ [a.ʒuˈð̞aɾ] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧yu‧dar

Verb

ayudar (first-person singular present ayudo, first-person singular preterite ayudé, past participle ayudado)

  1. (transitive) to help
    Synonyms: auxiliar, socorrer
    ¿Puedo ayudarle en algo?
    Can I help you in any way?
    Su preocupación no me ayuda nada.
    His concern does not help me at all.
    • 2001, John MacArthur, Cómo Ser Padres Cristianos Exitosos [How to Be Successful Christian Parents], Editorial Portavoz, →ISBN:
      Si no ayudas a tus hijos a escoger y no les ayudas a aprender a seleccionar por sí mismos las compañías adecuadas, será inevitable que las malas compañías los seleccionen a ellos.
      If you don't help your children to choose and you don't help them to learn to choose suitable company for themselves, bad company will inevitably choose them.

Conjugation

Derived terms

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