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選ぶ, 撰ぶ, 択ぶ

JLPT 4
Kana Reading
えらぶ
Romaji
erabu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `bu' ending, transitive verb
    Meaning
    to choose; to select
    Example sentence
    一般投票による「ピープルズ・チョイス」が今年発表され、メル・ギブソンとジュリア・ロバーツが最人気ある映画男優女優選ばれた The "People's Choice" award, by public polling, was announced again this year and Mel Gibson and Julia Roberts were selected as the most popular male, and female, film actors.

Examples of 選ぶ, 撰ぶ, 択ぶ, えらぶ in a sentence


Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
選ぶ
Plain Polite
選びます
Negative
選ばない
Negative Polite
選びません

Past

Plain
選んだ
Plain Polite
選びました
Negative
選ばなかった
Negative Polite
選びませんでした

Te

Plain
選んで
Plain Polite
選びまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
選ばれる
Plain Polite
選ばれます
Negative
選ばれない
Negative Polite
選ばれません

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