ankooru o tanomou.

Let's ask for an encore.

Breakdown of ankooru o tanomou.

• を: direct object particle
• 頼たのむ: to ask; to request
• アンコール: the encore

Questions & Answers about ankooru o tanomou.

What part of the sentence is アンコール?

アンコール is a noun. It means encore and is written in katakana because it is a loanword.

In Japanese, katakana is often used for:

• foreign loanwords
• sound effects
• emphasis
• some names and technical terms

So アンコール is just the Japanese form of the borrowed word encore.

Why is there a を after アンコール?

を is the object marker.

It marks アンコール as the thing being requested.

So the structure is:

• アンコール = encore
• を = marks it as the object
• 頼もう = let’s request / let’s ask for

A very literal breakdown would be:

• encore + object marker + let’s request

What form is 頼もう?