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?

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