Choose and decide
Core words, Stage 2chunk 19 of 80Verbs: change, start and end
Lets you pick, settle plans and change them.
- erabuchoose; pick
- kimarube decided; be set
- ketteidecision; settled, final
- henkou suruchange (plans, bookings, settings)
Mix-ups Kimaru (it's decided) vs kimeru (I decide); henkou (change you make) vs henka (change that happens).
erabu
polite erabimasu
choose; pick
When ordering, 'X ni suru' is more natural: kore ni suru (I'll have this).
dotchi ka erande.
Pick one.
どっちか選んで。
dochira ka erande kudasai.
Please choose one.
どちらか選んでください。
Written 選ぶ · えらぶ · 選びますRank #378 in 3,030 TV dramas
kimaru
polite kimarimasu
be decided; be set
For plans, dates and orders once they're settled; who decided stays unsaid.
Kimeru is the 'I decide it' partner. Waiters ask 'gochuumon wa okimari desu ka?' (ready to order?).
nani taberu ka kimatta?
Have you decided what to eat?
何食べるか決まった？
nani o taberu ka kimarimashita ka?
Have you decided what you'll have?
何を食べるか決まりましたか？
Written 決まる · きまる · 決まりますRank #335 in 3,030 TV dramas
kettei
decision; settled, final
Sounds official; casually it's mostly the cry 'kettei!' (that's settled) or 'X ni kettei' (we'll go with X).
Kettei suru is formal; in conversation say kimeru (decide) or kimaru (be decided).
jaa, raamen ni kettei!
Right, ramen it is!
じゃあ、ラーメンに決定！
jaa, raamen ni kettei desu ne.
Right, so ramen it is.
じゃあ、ラーメンに決定ですね。
Written 決定 · けっていRank #1831 in 3,030 TV dramas
henkou suru
polite henkou shimasu
change (plans, bookings, settings)
Changing something already set; a little formal, common with staff and at work.
Casually, kaeru also works: yotei o kaeru. Henka is change that happens; henkou is change you make.
yoyaku no jikan, henkou dekiru?
Can I change the booking time?
予約の時間、変更できる？
yoyaku no jikan o henkou dekimasu ka?
Could I change the time of my booking?
予約の時間を変更できますか？
Written 変更する · へんこうする · 変更しますRank #2131 in 3,030 TV dramas