選ぶ（えらぶ）
JLPT N4 · Godan verb (Group 1)
Pitch accent: nakadaka (middle-high) — pitch drops after mora 2
Meaning: to choose
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| masu-form (polite) | 選びます | えらびます |
| te-form | 選んで | えらんで |
| ta-form (past) | 選んだ | えらんだ |
| nai-form (negative) | 選ばない | えらばない |
| potential form | 選べる | えらべる |
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Example sentences
- メニューから食べたい料理を選ぶ。 — I choose the dish I want to eat from the menu.
- 将来、自分の進む道を選ぶ。 — I will choose my own path in life.
Idioms & proverbs containing “選ぶ”
- 選ぶところがない (えらぶところがない) — being the same thing (as); being indistinguishable (from)
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