Both “Help me learn” and “Help me to learn” are correct and common in English.
Help + to + verb is called the infinitive and without the “to” is called the bare infinitive.
Many verbs use an infinitive after the main verb
I tried to open the bottle.
I wanted to go to the cinema.
Most verbs that use the bare infinitive are modal verbs:
I would go with you.
I can go to the cinema.
Help To Learn or Learn(Infinitive or Bare Infinitive)
The verb help can use the infinitive or the bare infinitive
I helped you learn how to play the guitar.
I helped you to learn how to play the guitar.
Both of these sentences are correct with no change in meaning.
Using the “to” is optional and can be a little bit more formal.
Deciding not to use the “to” is a little bit informal and more common in spoken English as it is easier to say.
Help sentence structure
The verb Help is used in the structure “to help someone to +verb something”.
I helped you to learn English.
You helped me to clean out my garage.
Learn about thanks for the help and thanks for helping me here.
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