Skip to content

aiutare

help

verb ah-yoo-TAH-reh Common

Origin: from Latin adiutare

Usage Note

Aiutare is the everyday verb for helping someone, taking a before another verb: mi aiuti a portare questo?. The urgent cry aiuto! (the related noun) means 'help!'. The proverb aiutati che Dio ti aiuta echoes 'God helps those who help themselves'.

Examples

"Puoi aiutarmi con i compiti?"

Natural Translation

Can you help me with my homework?

Literal Translation

You-can to-help-me with the homework?

Explore Italian by topic