Japanese

たすく

たすく
Meaning: to help; to save; to assist
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present たすく たすかない
Polite たすきます たすきません
Past たすいた たすかなかった
Polite + Past たすきました たすきませんでした
Te-form たすいて たすかなくて
Potential たすける たすけない
Passive たすかれる たすかれない
Causative たすかせる たすかせない
Causative + Passive たすかされる たすかされない
Imperative たすけ たすくな

Handwriting

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Example sentences

Assisting a friend in their predicament.
このシステムは複数のタスクを並列に処理できます。
This system can process multiple tasks in parallel.

Usage Notes

An archaic or literary form of the verb 'tasukeru' (助ける). It is rare in modern conversational Japanese but may appear in formal, poetic, or historical contexts.

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