How to Say ‘I assisted.’ in Japanese
介助をしました。
kaijo o shi mashi ta
[kai-joh oh shee mah-shee tah]
💬 Usage Tip: [〜をしました] is a standard way to describe duties you performed. In interviews, it's a useful simple pattern: [食事介助をしました], [入浴介助をしました].
Phrase Breakdown
介助
kaijo
[kai-joh]
assistance; caregiving support
Help provided to support a person's daily activities.
入浴の介助をしました。
I assisted with bathing.
をしました
o shi mashi ta
did; provided
The polite past form of する. Here it means “did” or “provided” the assistance.
掃除をしました。
I cleaned.
Words in this phrase
を
o
[oh]
object marker
Marks what the action is done to.
入浴の介助をしました。
I assisted with bathing.
し
shi
[shee]
do
Stem of する, meaning do or perform.
入浴の介助をしました。
I assisted with bathing.
まし
mashi
[mah-shee]
polite past marker part
Part of the polite past expression ました.
入浴の介助をしました。
I assisted with bathing.
た
ta
[tah]
past tense marker
Shows the action happened in the past.
入浴の介助をしました。
I assisted with bathing.
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