Nihoner

えろ

ero

verb 命令形

is the command form of える — to choose, to select, to pick out.

  • to select (the best), to choose, to pick out
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How it’s built

える えろ

Command form (). A blunt order: 書け! (Write!). Rude in normal conversation — you will see it in manga, signs, sports and set phrases.

える is a godan verb (u-verb), so it follows that pattern.

Name that form

Three more forms of . Can you tell what each one is?

Every form of

Polite えります
Polite negative えりません
Polite past えりました
Polite past negative えりませんでした
Let us ~ えりましょう
Masu-stem えり
Want to ~ えりたい
While ~ing えりながら
Te-form えって
Plain past えった
Tara-conditional えったら
Progressive えっている
Plain negative えらない
Plain past negative えらなかった
Negative te-form えらなくて
Potential えれる
Ba-conditional えれば
Imperative えれ
Volitional えろう
Passive えられる
Causative えらせる
Causative-passive えらされる

Drill every form in the Conjugation Dojo →

In real sentences

Just answer the question.

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Catch him.

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Grab Tom.

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Other forms and spellings

エルえよえようえよっえよふえれえりゃえろうえろっえろふえるえっえッ
command form of える