選ぶ (えらぶ, erabu) Japanese meaning: choose | KotomoraCommon word›JLPTN4›Freq.FrequencyTop 1,000選ぶ · godan verb (-bu)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
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| Dictionary | 選ぶ | 選ばない |
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| Polite | 選びます | 選びません |
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| Past polite | 選びました | 選びませんでした |
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| Past | 選んだ | 選ばなかった |
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| Te-form | 選んで | 選ばないで |
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| Desire | 選びたい | 選びたくない |
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| Potential | 選べる | 選べない |
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| Passive | 選ばれる | 選ばれない |
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| Causative | 選ばせる | 選ばせない |
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| 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 |
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| Volitional | 選ぼう | |
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| Polite volitional | 選びましょう | |
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| Imperative | 選べ | 選ぶな |
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| Conditional | 選べば | 選ばなければ |
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| Tara conditional | 選んだら | 選ばなかったら |
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Please choose one book you like.
He took time to choose a new car.
The outcome changes depending on which path you choose.
Usage patterns
〈物〉の中から選ぶto choose from among a group of options
I chose one piece from among many clothes.
〈人〉を〈物〉に選ぶto choose/elect someone as (a role or position)
They chose him as the team leader.
〈物〉を選ぶ余地がないto have no room to choose (among options)
In this village, there's no room to choose one's job.
Expressions· 9
夫選びchoosing a husband; husband selection 嫁選びchoosing a wife; wife selection 死を選ぶcommit suicide; end one's life; choose death くじで選ぶchoose by lot; draw lots to decide
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相手を選ぶchoose one's opponent/partner; pick one's battles; discriminate between targets 言葉を選ぶchoose one's words carefully; be careful with one's words 良い日を選ぶchoose a lucky day; pick an auspicious date
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選
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.
word choice; choice of words
Rare kanji form; may appear in older or literary contexts.
