Is 私は本があなたをたすけよみます correct?


I am trying to say I will help someone read a book.

> 私は本があなたをたすけよみます。

Is this correct?

Sorry if the question is off-topic. I am very new to Japanese and don't yet
fully understand how to build sentences larger than very basic ones.




No, that sentence is incorrect for two reasons.

  * が after 本 means 本 is the subject of the verb. 本があなたをたすける means "The book helps you", which is not what you want to say.
  * たすけよむ is probably grammatical but it makes no sense here, because it means something like 'read while helping' rather than 'help (someone) read'. Instead, use `[dictionary form of the verb] + のを助ける`. `の` here is a [nominalizer](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/29367/5010), and `あなたが本を読むの` means "your reading the book", which serves as the object of the verb 助【たす】ける.

The correct sentence would be:

> 私はあなたが本を読【よ】むのを助【たす】けます。




No, that sentence is incorrect for two reasons.

  * が after 本 means 本 is the subject of the verb. 本があなたをたすける means "The book helps you", which is not what you want to say.
  * たすけよむ is probably grammatical but it makes no sense here, because it means something like 'read while helping' rather than 'help (someone) read'. Instead, use `[dictionary form of the verb] + のを助ける`. `の` here is a [nominalizer](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/29367/5010), and `あなたが本を読むの` means "your reading the book", which serves as the object of the verb 助【たす】ける.

The correct sentence would be:

> 私はあなたが本を読【よ】むのを助【たす】けます。

