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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.
'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' and 'aushelfen' both mean that you give someone support. 'helfen' is very general and can fit in almost any situation. 'aushelfen' is used more when the help is temporary and there is a shortage or need at that moment: someone is missing at work, someone does not have money with them, or someone needs something briefly. For this reason, 'aushelfen' often sounds like practical help for the moment.
Kannst du heute im Laden aushelfen, weil zwei Kollegen krank sind?
Can you help out in the shop today because two colleagues are sick?
Anton hilft seiner Schwester bei den Hausaufgaben.
Anton helps his sister with her homework.