JLPT N5 vocabulary
頼む: meaning, reading and conjugation
Reading and pitch accent
たのむ2Nakadaka · falls inside
Godan verb (u-verb)
Meaning
- to request, beg, ask (a favor)
- to call (e.g. a taxi or doctor), order, reserve
- to entrust something to someone
- (interjection, colloquial) please, please do

Conjugation
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Plain present辞書形 · ない形 | 頼む | 頼 |
| Plain pastた形 · なかった形 | 頼 | 頼 |
| Polite presentます形 | 頼 | 頼 |
| Polite pastました形 | 頼 | 頼 |
| Te-formて形 | 頼 | 頼 |
| Conditions and moods | ||
| If (-ba)ば形 | 頼 | 頼 |
| If / when (-tara)たら形 | 頼 | 頼 |
| Let’s / will意向形 | 頼 | —not in common use |
| Want toたい形 | 頼 | 頼 |
| Command / don’t命令形 · 禁止形 | 頼 | 頼む |
| Can · passive · causative | ||
| Can (potential)可能形 | 頼 | 頼 |
| Passive受身形 | 頼 | 頼 |
| Make / let使役形 | 頼 | 頼 |
| Be made to使役受身形 | 頼 | 頼 |
Example sentences
姉は母に掃除を頼まれたくせに、私にさせた。
Even though mom asked my big sister to clean, she made me do it.
新しいプロジェクトのリーダーになってくれと頼まれたよ。
I was asked to become the new project's leader.
たとえ飢えかかっていても、彼は助けを頼みたがらなかった。
He didn't like to ask for help even if he was starving.