選ぶ · godan verb (-bu)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 選ぶ | 選ばない |
| Polite | 選びます | 選びません |
| Past polite | 選びました | 選びませんでした |
| Past | 選んだ | 選ばなかった |
| Te-form | 選んで | 選ばないで |
| Desire | 選びたい | 選びたくない |
| Potential | 選べる | 選べない |
| Passive | 選ばれる | 選ばれない |
| Causative | 選ばせる | 選ばせない |
| Causative passive | 選ばせられるalso 選ばされる | 選ばせられないalso 選ばされない |
| Volitional | 選ぼう | |
| Polite volitional | 選びましょう | |
| Imperative | 選べ | 選ぶな |
| Conditional | 選べば | 選ばなければ |
| Tara conditional | 選んだら | 選ばなかったら |
godan verb (-bu), transitive verb
General verb for making a choice among options. Used for concrete items, abstract decisions, and people.
Please choose one book you like.
彼は新しい車を選ぶのに時間がかかった。
He took time to choose a new car.
どの道を選ぶかで結果が変わる。
The outcome changes depending on which path you choose.
I chose one piece from among many clothes.
They chose him as the team leader.
In this village, there's no room to choose one's job.
選ぶ is the ordinary verb meaning 'to choose,' whereas 選 is a noun/suffix used in formal expressions like 選に漏れる.
選ぶ means simply 'to choose' from options, whereas 絞り込む describes the process of narrowing a larger set down step by step before a choice is made.
search for a husband for one's daughter; choosing a son-in-law
word choice; choice of words
Rare kanji form; may appear in older or literary contexts.