Meaning
to help, assist
In a sentence
Mi aiuti con questo esercizio, per favore?
Can you help me with this exercise, please?
Ieri ho aiutato mia sorella a cucinare.
Yesterday I helped my sister cook.
Non posso aiutarti oggi, sono molto stanco.
I can't help you today, I'm very tired.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| aiutare | infinitive |
| aiutiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| aiuto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| aiutate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| aiuti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| aiutano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| aiuta | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| aiutavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| aiutavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| aiutavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| aiutavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| aiutavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| aiutava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| aiutammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| aiutai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| aiutaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| aiutasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| aiutarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| aiutò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| aiuteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| aiuterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| aiuterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| aiuterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| aiuteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| aiuterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| aiutiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| aiuti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| aiutiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| aiuti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| aiutino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| aiuti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| aiutassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| aiutassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| aiutaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| aiutassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| aiutassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| aiutasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| aiuteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| aiuterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| aiutereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| aiuteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| aiuterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| aiuterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| aiutiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| aiutate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| aiuta | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| aiutando | gerund |
| aiutato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use 'aiutare' for general help; 'assistere' implies professional or formal aid (e.g., medical).
- Avoid 'aiutare a' + infinitive for direct objects (✓ 'aiuto lui', ✗ 'aiuto a lui a fare').
- Takes 'avere' as auxiliary in compound tenses (e.g., 'ho aiutato').