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Conjugations for 選ぶ

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[えら()·]
erabu
godan verb, transitive verb

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English Meaning(s) for 選ぶ

godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to choose; to select

Definition and Synonyms for 選ぶ

Select pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
Synonyms: セレクト, チョイス, 採択, 簡抜, 精選, 選ぶ, 選る, 選する, 選りすぐる, 選び出す, 選り出す, 選り分ける, 選び取る, 選定, 選抜, 選り抜く, 選択, 選考
Pick select carefully from a group
Synonyms: 採取, 選ぶ, 選る, 選び出す, 選び取る, 選抜, 選択
Elect choose
Synonyms: 選ぶ, 選る, 選出
Opt select as an alternative over another
Synonyms: チョイス, 選ぶ, 選る, 選する, 選択
Selected chosen in preference to another
Synonyms: 選ぶ, 選ばれる
Choose see fit or proper to act in a certain way
Synonyms: チョイス, 卜する, 好き好む, 選ぶ, 選る, 選定, 選択
Compose put together out of existing material
Synonyms: まとめ上げる, 大成, 撰する, 撰修, 構成, 組み上げる, 編む, 編集, 選ぶ, 集大成, 集成
Cast select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet
Synonyms: ぶる, キャスト, 割り振る, 振る, 選ぶ
Choose decide to act in a certain way
Synonyms: チョイス, 卜する, 好き好む, 選ぶ, 選る, 選定, 選択

Meanings for each kanji in 選ぶ

» elect; select; choose; prefer

Categories 選ぶ is a member of

Judge form a critical opinion of
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Select pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
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Decide reach, make, or come to a decision about something
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Make make by shaping or bringing together constituents
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Delegate give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 選ぶ

Conjugations for 選ぶ

masu stem
[えら()·]
erabi
Negative stem
[えら()·]
eraba
te-form
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erande
Negative te-form
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erabanakute
Adverbial Negative Form
[えら()···]
erabanaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[えら()·]
erabu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[えら()···]
erabanai
Past Indicative Form
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eranda
Past Indicative Negative Form
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erabanakatta
Presumptive Form
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erabou
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[えら()···]
erabimasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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erabimasen
Past Indicative Form
[えら()····]
erabimashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[えら()·······]
erabimasendeshita
Presumptive Form
[えら()·····]
erabimashou
Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
[えら()···]
erabitai
Present Indicative Negative Form
[えら()·····]
erabitakunai
Past Indicative Form
[えら()·····]
erabitakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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erabitakunakatta
Adjective stem
[えら()··]
erabita
te-form
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erabitakute
Negative te-form
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erabitakunakute
Adverbial Form
[えら()···]
erabitaku
Provisional Form
[えら()·····]
erabitakereba
Provisional Negative Form
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erabitakunakereba
Conditional Form
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erabitakattara
Conditional Negative Form
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erabitakunakattara
Objective Form
[えら()···]
erabitasa
Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[えら()·]
erabe
Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[えら()····]
erabinasai
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
[えら()··]
erabeba
Present Indicative Negative Form
[えら()·····]
erabanakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
[えら()····]
erabanakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
[えら()···]
erandara
Present Indicative Negative Form
[えら()······]
erabanakattara
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
[えら()···]
erandari
Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[えら()··]
eraberu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[えら()···]
erabenai
Past Indicative Form
[えら()··]
erabeta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[えら()·····]
erabenakatta
masu-stem
[えら()·]
erabe
te-form
[えら()··]
erabete
Negative te-form
[えら()····]
erabenakute
Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[えら()···]
erabemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[えら()····]
erabemasen
Past Indicative Form
[えら()····]
erabemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[えら()·······]
erabemasendeshita
Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[えら()···]
erabareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[えら()····]
erabarenai
Past Indicative Form
[えら()···]
erabareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[えら()······]
erabarenakatta
masu stem
[えら()··]
erabare
te-form
[えら()···]
erabarete
Negative te-form
[えら()·····]
erabarenakute
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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erabaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[えら()·····]
erabaremasen
Past Indicative Form
[えら()·····]
erabaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[えら()········]
erabaremasendeshita
Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[えら()···]
erabaseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[えら()····]
erabasenai
Past Indicative Form
[えら()···]
erabaseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[えら()······]
erabasenakatta
masu stem
[えら()··]
erabase
te-form
[えら()···]
erabasete
Negative te-form
[えら()·····]
erabasenakute
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[えら()····]
erabasemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[えら()·····]
erabasemasen
Past Indicative Form
[えら()·····]
erabasemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[えら()········]
erabasemasendeshita
Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[えら()····]
erabasareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[えら()·····]
erabasarenai
Past Indicative Form
[えら()····]
erabasareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[えら()·······]
erabasarenakatta
masu stem
[えら()···]
erabasare
te-form
[えら()····]
erabasarete
Negative te-form
[えら()······]
erabasarenakute
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[えら()·····]
erabasaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[えら()······]
erabasaremasen
Past Indicative Form
[えら()······]
erabasaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[えら()·········]
erabasaremasendeshita
Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
[えら()··]
eraban
Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
[えら()··]
erabazu
Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[えら()··]
erabanu
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[えら()···]
erabazaru

Sample Sentences for 選ぶ

Choose such friends as will benefit you, they say.
We elected her captain of our team.
They held off choosing Mike as captain.
I realized that what I had chosen didn't really interest me.
We chose her to be our leader.

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