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When to use 「助かります」, when to use 「助かりました」?

Jess Chen
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Before and after receiving help?

  • A-San: This sofa is heavy
  • B-San: I'll grab the other end
  • A-San: 助かります (effectively, "that would be helpful")

vs after from same situation above they finish moving the sofa

  • A-San: ありがとう!助かりました。
  • B-San: どう致しまして

A similar situation for the first.

  • A-San: I'm going out in the snow
  • B-San: I have some gloves I could loan you
  • A-San: 借りていいの?助かります (It's okay to borrow them? That would be helpful)

Then later when A-San gets back

  • A-San: この手袋はとても暖かった。助かりました。(these gloves were super warm, they/you were helpful)
  • B-San: よかったです。いつでも借りていいよ。(effectively: glad it worked out, you can borrow them anytime)
gman
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