Godan verb (ぶ)

選ぶえらぶ

erabu

to choose · N4

選ぶ (えらぶ, erabu) — to choose — is a godan verb ending in ぶ: 選んで (te-form), 選んだ (past), 選ばない (negative), 選びます (polite).

It is transitive: it takes a direct object. It also means to select; to pick.

How 選ぶ conjugates · godan ぶ-verb

Only the last kana changes: ぶ becomes ば, び, べ or ぼ.

Which one depends on the ending. The five are one line of the hiragana chart — same consonant, vowels あ・い・う・え・お — and everything before that kana never changes.

ば選ばないnegative

び選びますpolite present

ぶ選ぶdictionary form

べ選べるpotential選べばif

ぼ選ぼうvolitional

The て and た forms · ぶ → んで, んだん選んでte-form選んだpast

The て and た forms are the only two that don't follow this pattern. Every む-, ぶ- and ぬ-verb has the same んで there.

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PLAIN

Form	Conjugation	Audio
present	選ぶえらぶ erabu
past I chose it.	選んだえらんだ eranda
negative I won't choose it.	選ばないえらばない erabanai
te-form I choose one and …	選んでえらんで erande
past negative I didn't choose it.	選ばなかったえらばなかった erabanakatta
volitional Let's choose one.	選ぼうえらぼう erabou
potential N3 I can choose.	選べるえらべる eraberu
cond. ば N3 If I choose it, ...	選べばえらべば erabeba
cond. たら N3 If I pick one, ...	選んだらえらんだら erandara
passive N2 It gets chosen.	選ばれるえらばれる erabareru
causative N2 I let someone choose.	選ばせるえらばせる erabaseru
imperative N1 Choose one!	選べえらべ erabe

POLITE

Form	Conjugation	Audio
present	選びますえらびます erabimasu
past I chose it.	選びましたえらびました erabimashita
negative I won't choose it.	選びませんえらびません erabimasen
past negative I didn't choose it.	選びませんでしたえらびませんでした erabimasendeshita
volitional Let's choose one.	選びましょうえらびましょう erabimashou

ASPECT

Form	Conjugation	Audio
ている I'm choosing one.	選んでいるえらんでいる erandeiru
ていた I was choosing one.	選んでいたえらんでいた erandeita
ています I'm choosing one.	選んでいますえらんでいます erandeimasu
ていました I was choosing one.	選んでいましたえらんでいました erandeimashita