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> 田中さんにドアを閉めてと頼みました  
>  I asked Tanaka to close the door

Is this sentence impolite? It seems weird that the quoted part is in the te-
form. Is it really saying that the thing I asked Tanaka is ドアを閉めて. Such a
request sounds rather blunt.

What – if any – other ways can 閉める be modified to make this request (but still
using と)?
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grammar particle-と
Using 頼む with と to say that you asked for something
As a native speaker of Japanese, I don't think this sentence impolite, or I
don't assert that 'I' (私) really said 'ドア(を)閉めて' which is usually used
especially among the family members.

(私は)田中さんにドアを閉めてと頼みました。

I have tried to think other ways of saying this more politely.

私は田中さんにドアを閉めてくださいと頼みました。(in this case it is very probable that 'I' really
said「ドアを閉めてください」and when we compare this with that, the above sentence sounds
less polite)

私は田中さんにドアを閉めるように頼みました。(this sentence without と seems to me more preferable)
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