To Choose
transitive verb, godan verb
This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means "choose", so the verb version is to choose.
Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you:
You have the opportunity to choose. You choose, and a bright sign lights up reading "error" (えら).
自分で選ぶ
to choose by oneself
くじで選ぶ
to choose with a lottery
デザインで選ぶ
to choose based on design
道を選ぶ
to choose a path
物を選ぶ
to choose an object
場所を選ぶ
to choose a place
ランダムに選ぶ
to choose randomly
代表に選ぶ
to choose as a representative
自由に選ぶ
to choose freely
だれを殺人するかなんて、選べないよ。
I can't choose who to kill.
先生の話を聞かずに、ずっとどっちの女の子を選ぼうか考えていました。
I stopped listening to my teacher and just kept thinking about which girl to choose.
良いフグのコスチュームをお選びになりましたね。
You chose a great Fugu costume.