Japanese

えりぬく
Meaning: to select the best; to pick out
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 選り抜く 選り抜かない
Polite 選り抜きます 選り抜きません
Past 選り抜いた 選り抜かなかった
Polite + Past 選り抜きました 選り抜きませんでした
Te-form 選り抜いて 選り抜かなくて
Potential 選り抜ける 選り抜けない
Passive 選り抜かれる 選り抜かれない
Causative 選り抜かせる 選り抜かせない
Causative + Passive 選り抜かされる 選り抜かされない
Imperative 選り抜け 選り抜くな

Handwriting

選
り
抜
く

Example

Players selected from all over the country gathered for the tournament.

Usage Notes

Used when carefully choosing the most excellent or suitable things or people from a large group.

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