godan verb (v5m, vt) · N5
頼むtanomu
to ask, to request
- to request
- to beg
- to ask
Remember it
Connect the sound to "ta, no more". Picture someone politely asking for help in a scene for "to ask, to request" so the sound points straight back to the meaning.
Forms
Non-past affirmative | Past affirmative | Non-past negative | Past negative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Informal plain form | 頼む | 頼んだ | 頼まない | 頼まなかった |
Formal -masu base | 頼みます | 頼みました | 頼みません | 頼みませんでした |
te-form
頼んで
connector — “… and then”
Godan verb — the final kana shifts depending on the form.
Learning status
learning
Recognition2 / 5
Recall2 / 5
Reading2 / 5