No. 11,112 in Spanish
eligen
"Eligen" means "they choose" or "they elect."
In a sentence
Ellos eligen qué película ver esta noche.
They choose which movie to watch tonight.
Here, 'eligen' is the present tense of 'elegir', used in the 3rd person plural to express deciding or making a selection.
Los estudiantes eligen sus materias optativas al inicio del semestre.
The students select their elective courses at the beginning of the semester.
In this example, 'eligen' is again the 3rd person plural form of the verb 'elegir', indicating the act of picking an option among several available for the students.
Cada año, las personas eligen a sus representantes en las elecciones.
Each year, people elect their representatives in the elections.
In this case, 'eligen' is used to denote the action of voting or electing, maintaining its meaning of choosing or deciding upon.
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