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Why say
彼{かれ}らは私{わたし}の勉強{べんきょう}を手{て}伝{つだ}ってくれる
instead of
彼{かれ}らは勉強{べんきょう}を私{わたし}に手{て}伝{つだ}う
to say "they help me study"?
What does くれる do in the first sentence? Doesn't it mean "to give"?
Also, how do you say "They even said they would help me study" in Japanese?
彼らは{かれらは}勉強を{べんきょうを}私に{わたしに}手伝う{てつだう}。(incorrect)
Instead:
彼らは勉強を{o}私に教える{おしえる}。
彼らは私に勉強を教える。
彼らは私の勉強を手伝う。
But these often make you sound arrogant because they fail to acknowledge that they are acting for your sake, so instead you say:
彼らは私の勉強を手伝ってくれる。
They (are kind enough to) help me study.
etc.
Another example:
勉強を手伝ってくれ。
Do me a favor and help me study.
See くれる.
