nesage wo tanomu.

It is read ねさげ を たのむ.

A few pronunciation notes:

• 値下げ = ねさげ
• 頼む = たのむ
• The particle を is usually pronounced o in modern Japanese, even though it is written with the kana を

So out loud, it sounds close to ねさげ お たのむ.

値下げ is a noun meaning price reduction, discount, or lowering the price.

It is made from:

• 値 = value / price
• 下げ = lowering

So the literal idea is price-lowering.

The particle を marks the direct object of the verb.

Here, the verb is 頼む, which means to request, to ask for, or to ask someone to do something. So 値下げ is the thing being requested.

In other words:

• 値下げ = the price reduction
• を = marks it as the object
• 頼む = request

So the structure is basically request a discount / ask for a price cut.

Here, 値下げ is functioning as a noun.

It is the kind of noun that can also be used with する:

• 値下げする = to reduce the price

But in 値下げを頼む, you are not lowering the price yourself. You are requesting that a price reduction happen.

So:

• 値下げする = lower the price
• 値下げを頼む = ask for a price reduction

Japanese often leaves out information that is clear from context.

In this sentence, the person or store being asked is omitted. If you wanted to say it explicitly, you could add に:

• 店員に値下げを頼む = ask the clerk for a discount
• 店に値下げを頼む = ask the store for a discount

So に marks the person or place receiving the request, but it is simply left out here.

No. It is in the plain form, so it sounds neutral, direct, and a bit blunt.

That does not automatically make it rude in every situation, but it is not the kind of phrasing a customer would usually use if speaking politely.

More natural polite alternatives would be things like:

• 値下げをお願いできますか。
• もう少し安くなりませんか。
• 値下げしてもらえますか。

So 値下げを頼む often sounds more like:

• a dictionary example
• a narration sentence
• a memo or note
• a blunt statement

Yes, it can be.

Japanese often omits the subject and other context when they are understood. So a sentence like 値下げを頼む can stand on its own grammatically.

Depending on context, it could mean things like:

• I ask for a discount
• to ask for a discount
• ask for a discount in a clipped note-like style

In textbook or dictionary examples, plain-form sentences are often shown without extra context, so this kind of short sentence is common.

Because the two expressions describe different actions.

• 値段を下げる = to lower the price
• 値下げを頼む = to ask for a price reduction

With 値段を下げる, the subject is the person who actually changes the price.

With 値下げを頼む, the subject is the person making the request.

So the first one is about doing the price cut, while the second is about asking for the price cut.

No, not in this sentence.

頼む can have a few related meanings, such as:

• request
• ask a favor
• entrust
• rely on, in some contexts

But with 値下げ as the object, the meaning is clearly request or ask for.

So here 値下げを頼む means to ask for a discount, not to rely on a discount or anything like that.

Usually not by itself.

A native speaker would normally use a softer, more indirect expression when asking a seller to lower the price. For example:

• もう少し安くなりませんか。 = Could it be a little cheaper?
• 値下げしてもらえますか。 = Could you lower the price?
• 値下げをお願いできますか。 = Could I ask for a discount?

So 値下げを頼む is useful for understanding the grammar, but in real conversation it often sounds too bare and direct unless the context makes that style natural.