This is the 764th most frequent Czech word.
pomáhat
To help.
Here, 'pomáhal' is in the past tense and first person singular form to express ongoing assistance in the past.
Pomáhal jsem své sestře s úkoly do školy.
I was helping my sister with her school tasks.
In this example, 'pomáhat' is used in the infinitive form after the modal verb to ask for assistance.
Můžeš mi pomáhat s vařením večeře?
Can you help me with cooking dinner?
In this sentence, 'pomáhat' is used in its infinitive form to denote the act of helping as a general statement.