(たす)()

たすけあう
godan verb
to help each other, to cooperate
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present(たす)()(たす)()わない
Present polite(たす)()います(たす)()いません
Past(たす)()った(たす)()わなかった
Past polite(たす)()いました(たす)()いませんでした
て form(たす)()って(たす)()わなくて
ている present(たす)()っている(たす)()っていない
ている polite(たす)()っています(たす)()っていません
ている past(たす)()っていた(たす)()っていなかった
ている past polite(たす)()っていました(たす)()っていませんでした
Conditional ば(たす)()えば(たす)()わなければ
Conditional たら(たす)()ったら(たす)()わなかったら
Volitional(たす)()おう
Volitional polite(たす)()いましょう
Potential(たす)()える(たす)()えない
Passive(たす)()われる(たす)()われない
Causative(たす)()わせる(たす)()わせない
Imperative(たす)()(たす)()うな
1. to help each other, to help one another
To provide mutual assistance, with each party helping the other.
(こま)った(とき)(たす)()いましょう。
Let's help each other when in trouble.
I did my homework helping each other with my friends.
Families are meant to help each other and live together.
During the disaster, people in the community helped each other.
It's a wonderful thing about humans that even strangers can help each other.
2. to cooperate, to support each other
To work together by providing mutual support.
チーム(たす)()う。
To cooperate as a team.
仕事(しごと)(たす)()える仲間(なかま)いる
I have colleagues I can support each other with at work.
Everyone in the class cooperated to move the preparations forward.
It's a school that values the spirit of cooperation.
Society is sustained by people cooperating with each other.

(たす)()う is an intransitive verb (自動詞(じどうし)) meaning to help each other.

COMPOUND STRUCTURE:

ASPECT (ている):
(たす)()っている indicates an ongoing state of mutual help.

COMMON PATTERNS:

RELATED NOUN:

  • (たす)()い: mutual help, mutual aid

SIMILAR COMPOUNDS WITH ~()う:

[Register: Neutral]