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選ぶ

to select

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Conjugation of 選ぶ

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: screen, elect,choose
私/俺
Present informal tense
選ぶ
erabu
I select
Present informal negative tense
選ばない
erabanai
I don't select
Present formal tense
選びます
erabimasu
I select
Present formal negative tense
選びません
erabimasen
I do not select
私/俺
Past informal tense
選んだ
eranda
I selected
Past informal negative tense
選ばなかった
erabanakatta
I didn't select
Past formal tense
選びました
erabimashita
I select
Past formal negative tense
選びませんでした
erabimasen deshita
I did not select
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
選べ
erabe
select
Imperative negative mood
選ぶな
erabu na
don't select
Imperative formal mood
選んでください
erande kudasai
please select
Imperative formal negative mood
選ばないでください
erabanai dekudasai
please do not select
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
選んで
erande
select
Passive stem
選ばれる
erabareru
selected
Hypothetical tense
選べ
erabe
if I selected
Hypothetical conditional stem
選べば
erabeba
selected
私/俺
Volitional stem
選ぼう
erabō
will select
Potential stem
選べる
eraberu
selected
Continuative stem
選び
erabi
selecting
Causative stem
選ばせる
erabaseru
allow to select
私/俺
Imperfective stem
選ば
eraba
select

Examples of 選ぶ

ふさわしき者を 選ぶ。

It must be earned.

ever elected to the かつて 選ぶ House of Representatives 下院 Yeah he was elected 彼 選出された when he was actually 24, 彼 実際に24歳だった ときに

And he was the youngest person ever elected to the House of Representatives.

私は貴方の理屈よりも貴方を 選びます

I'd prefer you trusted your reason.

1日頂ければ 選びます

Give me the day, and I'll pick someone.

腐敗の悪臭を防ぐため 猫砂を何重にも敷くことを ミルヴァートンは 選んだ

Milverton left behind a decade's worth of cat litter to cover the stench of his decomposition.

- あぁ 選んだ?

– You choose it, well

彼が ボブ・ファン・カンプを 選んだ

He resigned last month as director general of Planning.

He took the coward's way out 彼は 臆病者の 道を 選んだ

He took the coward's way out.

それは 男の子のすることじゃない だから 死者に化粧をする仕事を 選んだ どうして 私のところへ?

I've always loved makeup, but, uh, wearing it wasn't an option for a boy in Sacramento, so I chose a career in death care.

この中から 選んで

I've got a selection.

選んで

Okay. Pick something.

じゃあ 選んで

I don't know.

- 選んで

The brown one.

選べ

You must choose...

お願いだ... 選べ!

I swear to God, I am gonna kill you.

- ほら 選べ! - わかった

This doesn't have to end with me shooting you. You leave no choice.

選べ!

Pick one!

クリス 選べ 選べよ 彼女のように見えるやつを

Chris, pick one. Pick one that looks like her.

バイト先 選び

Reviewing my options.