頼む (Tanomu) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to request, to beg, to ask, to call”.
Meanings
- godan verb, transitive verbto request; to beg; to ask
- godan verb, transitive verbto call; to order; to reserve
- godan verb, transitive verbto entrust to
- godan verb, transitive verbto rely onesp. 恃む
- interjectionplease; please do; help me out here
Examples
勘定書を頼むよ。
Check, please.
田中さんのことを頼むよ。
Take care of Mr. Tanaka for me!
跪いてあの娘に頼んだよ。
And I begged her on my bended knees.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).