Breakdown of Разум помогает нам принимать решения.
помогать
to help
решение
the decision
нам
us
принимать
to take
Questions & Answers about Разум помогает нам принимать решения.
Why is нам used here, and what case is it?
Нам is the dative case of мы (we).
The verb помогать (to help) normally takes:
- the person being helped in the dative
- the action or thing helped with after that
So:
- помогает нам = helps us
- literally: helps to us
This is very common in Russian:
- Он помогает мне. = He helps me.
- Ты помогаешь ей. = You help her.
So in your sentence, нам is there because помогать requires the dative.
Why is it помогает and not поможет or помочь?