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母と雑用に手を貸しました (I helped my mom with chores) Does this sound natural?
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In this case, you should use 手伝う instead of 手を貸す.
手伝う is used as helping a necessary work. 手を貸す is usually used as helping an unnecessary work.
So you should say: 雑用で母を手伝いました
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- English (US)
but is the actual sentence structure/grammar correct in 母と雑用に手を貸しました?
- Japanese
A little unnatural
If you'd like to stick to your original, you would say "母に雑用で手を貸しました?"
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If you say 母と, it means you and your mother helps another person.
母に雑用で... as nobu says, or 母の雑用に手を貸しました (母の雑用を手伝いました) is also okay.
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