母(はは) hahaは wa私(わたし) watashiに ni食(しょく)事(じ) shokujiの no準(じゅん)備(び) junbiを oして shiteくれ kureと to頼(たの)ん()だ() tanonda。 My mother asked me to prepare the meal. Literal Mother [topic-は] me [to-に] meal [possessive-の] preparation [object-を] do-[request-てくれ] [quotative-と] asked してくれと頼んだ = 'asked to do (for her).' てくれ is the plain imperative of てくれる, here softened inside a quoted request with 頼む (to ask/request). foodfamilycookingquotative と~てくれ (casual request)
母(はは) hahaは wa私(わたし) watashiに ni食(しょく)事(じ) shokujiの no準(じゅん)備(び) junbiを oして shiteくれ kureと to頼(たの)ん()だ() tanonda。 My mother asked me to prepare the meal. Literal Mother [topic-は] me [to-に] meal [possessive-の] preparation [object-を] do-[request-てくれ] [quotative-と] asked してくれと頼んだ = 'asked to do (for her).' てくれ is the plain imperative of てくれる, here softened inside a quoted request with 頼む (to ask/request). foodfamilycookingquotative と~てくれ (casual request)