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to benefit
To be advantageous or useful for someone or something. It means that a situation or action has positive effects.
Die großzügige Spende wird den Kindern im Krankenhaus zugutekommen.
The generous donation will benefit the children in the hospital.
The word 'zugute' is almost never used on its own. It is a fixed component of the separable verbs 'zugutekommen' (to benefit) and 'sich etwas zugutehalten' (to take credit for something).
Die Erfahrung aus dem Praktikum wird dir im Studium zugutekommen.
The experience from the internship will benefit you in your studies.
You can think of the word as 'zu Gute' (for the good). Something comes to someone 'zu Gute', meaning to their advantage. This origin helps you understand the positive meaning.
Die neue Straße kommt vor allem den Pendlern zugute.
The new road primarily benefits commuters.
With 'zugutekommen' (to benefit), the person or thing receiving the benefit is always in the dative. The thing that brings the benefit is the subject of the sentence.
Die längeren Öffnungszeiten kommen den Berufstätigen zugute.
The longer opening hours benefit working people.
The expression 'sich etwas zugutehalten' (to take credit for something) is reflexive. The reflexive pronoun 'sich' is in the dative, and what one credits oneself with is in the accusative.
Sie kann sich zugutehalten, das Projekt allein abgeschlossen zu haben.
She can take credit for having completed the project on her own.
to help
'helfen' and 'zugutekommen' both describe something having a positive benefit. 'helfen' is more direct: a person supports someone, or something works against a problem. 'zugutekommen' is used more when a benefit reaches someone or something, often as the result of an action or situation. For example, you can say that money, experience, or a decision 'jemandem zugutekommt' (benefits someone). In everyday language, 'helfen' sounds simpler and more personal, while 'zugutekommen' sounds somewhat more formal and objective.
Die Spende kommt den Kindern im Sportverein zugute.
The donation benefits the children in the sports club.
Die neue Übung hilft mir, die Grammatik besser zu verstehen.
The new exercise helps me understand the grammar better.