お手伝 い otetsudai
お手伝 い
otetsudai
Noun
1. maid; helper
Related to お手伝いさん
kyōdewa otetsudaisan'o yatō yoyūno aru hitowa sukunai.
Nowadays few people can afford to employ a maid.
Noun
, Suru Verb
2. help; assistance
kyōshukudesuga otetsudainegaemasenka.
May I make so bold as to request your assistance?
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kyōdewa otetsudaisan'o yatō yoyūno aru hitowa sukunai.
Nowadays few people can afford to employ a maid.
kyōshukudesuga otetsudainegaemasenka.
May I make so bold as to request your assistance?
18 Variants Available
Essential 9 items
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お手伝 いで
otetsudaide
て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions
1. With help; By helping
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Common 6 items
お手伝 いじゃありませんでした
otetsudaijārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Wasn't helping.; Didn't help.
★ Common
Noun
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お手伝 いじゃなかったです
otetsudaijanakattadesu
The polite, past negative form
1. Didn't help.; Wasn't assisting.
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お手伝 いだろう
otetsudaidarō
Expresses probability ("probably…")
1. Probably helping.; Probably assistance.
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Noun
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お手伝 いでしょう
otetsudaideshō
Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")
1. Probably helping.; Probably assisting.
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Noun
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お手伝 いではありませんでした
otetsudaidewārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Was not helping.; Was not assisting.
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#35632
Advanced 3 items
お手伝 いだったら
otetsudaidattara
The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If/when helping; If/when I help
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お手伝 いであれば
otetsudaideareba
The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If I help; If help is offered
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Noun
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お手伝 いなら
otetsudainara
The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If you need help; If help is needed
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