"elegir" can be a verb. You can see the conjugations below.
elegir. 'elegir'. This verb means 'to choose, elect'. For example, 'los caminos son muchos y hay que elegir el mejor' / 'There are many roads and you have to choose the best'. Elegir.
elegir
transitive verb
1.
to choose, to select
(escoger)
- tiene dos colores a elegir -> you can choose from two colors
- rojo o verde, ¿cuál eliges? -> red or green, which one do you want?
2.
to elect
(por votación)
- fue elegido por unanimidad -> he was elected unanimously
- ha sido elegida mejor película del año -> it was voted best film of the year
intransitive verb
3.
to choose
(escoger)
- dar a alguien a elegir entre varias cosas -> to give somebody a choice between several things
- hay mucho donde elegir -> there's a lot to choose from
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elegir [ay-lay-heer']
article & verb transitive
1.
To choose, to elect, to name, to nominate.
- Te toca elegir a ti -> the choice is yours
elegir
verbo:transitivo
1 (escoger) to choose; select
la eligieron por su profesionalidad she was chosen o selected for her professionalism; no sabía qué color elegir I didn't know which colour to choose; a elegir entre cinco tipos there are five sorts to choose o select from; café con bizcochos a elegir coffee with a choice of cakes; hablará en francés o italiano, a elegir he will speak in French or Italian as you prefer; te dan a elegir entre dos modelos you're given a choice of two models
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
Verb Conjugations for "elegir" (go to to choose)
- Gerund: eligiendo
- Participle: elegido,electo
Indicative
Present |
Preterit |
Imperfect |
Conditional |
Future |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | elijo | elegí | elegía | elegiría | elegiré |
| tú | eliges | elegiste | elegías | elegirías | elegirás |
| él/ella/Ud. | elige | eligió | elegía | elegiría | elegirá |
| nosotros | elegimos | elegimos | elegíamos | elegiríamos | elegiremos |
| vosotros | elegís | elegisteis | elegíais | elegiríais | elegiréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | eligen | eligieron | elegían | elegirían | elegirán |
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