選択します（せんたくします、sentakushimasu）
- to select

The Japanese word 選択します 選択します means "to choose," "to select," or "to make a selection." It implies making a decision between multiple options. The verb suggests a deliberate and conscious process of considering and picking something.

⚫︎新しいパソコンを 選択します Translation: I will choose a new computer. ⚫︎メニューから夕食を 選択します Translation: I will select dinner from the menu. ⚫︎どの大学に 入学するか 選択します Translation: I will choose which university to enter.

⚫︎選択します 選択します is used in formal and polite situations. ⚫︎It's appropriate when you are making a decision and expressing your choice. ⚫︎It can be used in a variety of contexts, from everyday choices to more significant decisions. ⚫︎The subject of the action (who is doing the choosing) is usually implied or explicitly stated using the particle "は" or "が".

⚫︎The word is typically written with kanji 選択, followed by the hiragana verb ending します します. ⚫︎選択 is composed of two kanji: 選 (sen, meaning "to choose" or "to select") and 択 (taku, meaning "to choose" or "to select"). ⚫︎The okurigana (hiragana following the kanji) is します します, which is the polite form of the verb する (to do). ⚫︎The stem 選択 remains constant while the verb ending conjugates to show tense and politeness (e.g., 選択しました 選択しました - "chose," 選択しません 選択しません - "will not choose").

⚫︎選ぶ (erabu): This is the plain, informal form of "to choose." ⚫︎選定する (sentaku suru): More formal, often used in business contexts, meaning "to select" or "to determine." ⚫︎チョイスする (choisu suru): This is a loanword from English "to choose," used less formally.

⚫︎There isn't a single perfect antonym, but concepts like "to reject" or "to decline" are opposites. ⚫︎拒否する (kyohi suru): To reject. ⚫︎断る (kotowaru): To decline. ⚫︎見送る (miokuru): To pass up/To leave it for future consideration.

どちらのコースを 選択しますか？ ・Translation: Which course will you choose? ・Explanation: This sentence asks for a decision between two course options, using 選択します 選択します in a polite question.

私はA案を 選択します ・Translation: I will choose plan A. ・Explanation: This sentence states the speaker's choice between a set of plans. The subject is explicitly mentioned.

⚫︎The word 選択 is a Sino-Japanese compound word. ⚫︎選 (sen) comes from Chinese and means "to choose" or "to select." ⚫︎択 (taku) also comes from Chinese and means "to choose" or "to pick." ⚫︎します します is a Japanese verb suffix, originally from classical Japanese, that makes the word a verb, meaning "to do".