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to help out
To temporarily help someone with work or an activity, often because that person is overloaded or there is a staff shortage.
Meine Kollegin ist krank, deshalb muss ich heute in ihrer Abteilung aushelfen.
My colleague is sick, so I have to help out in her department today.
to help out
To lend someone something that they currently need and do not have at hand.
Könntest du mir bitte mit einem Euro aushelfen? Ich habe nicht genug Kleingeld für den Automaten.
Could you please help me out with a euro? I don't have enough change for the machine.
'Aushelfen' (to help out) is a separable verb. The prefix 'aus' stands at the end in a main clause. The base verb is 'helfen' (to help).
Weil Personal fehlt, helfe ich heute im Restaurant meiner Tante aus.
Because there is a staff shortage, I am helping out at my aunt's restaurant today.
Just like the verb 'helfen' (to help), 'aushelfen' (to help out) always requires the dative for the person being helped. A common mistake is using the accusative.
Kannst du mir morgen beim Umzug kurz aushelfen?
Can you briefly help me out with the move tomorrow?
When you help someone out with an object, you use the structure: 'jemandem (Dativ) mit etwas (Dativ) aushelfen' (to help someone out with something).
Mein Handy-Akku ist leer, kannst du mir mit einem Ladekabel aushelfen?
My phone battery is dead; can you help me out with a charging cable?
to help
Helfen is the general expression for providing support with work. Aushelfen typically refers to temporary help because of a specific shortage, such as being overloaded or understaffed. Aushelfen is therefore more appropriate for a short-term replacement.
Heute helfe ich meiner Kollegin aus, weil zwei Mitarbeiter fehlen.
I am helping my colleague out today because two employees are absent.
Jeden Montag helfe ich meiner Kollegin bei der Vorbereitung der Bestellungen.
Every Monday, I help my colleague prepare the orders.
