ablehnen
B1reject, decline
- English meaning
- reject, decline
- CEFR level
- B1 — Intermediate
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ablehnen in a sentence
Er hat mein Angebot, ihm zu helfen, abgelehnt.
He declined my offer to help him.
Conjugation of ablehnen
ablehnen is a separable verb — the prefix splits off and goes to the end of the clause.
- Simple past (er/sie/es)
- lehnte ab
- Perfect
- hat abgelehnt
Where ablehnen comes from
Konversion des Verbs ablehnen zum Substantiv
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How do you conjugate ablehnen?
Present tense: ich lehne ab, du lehnst ab, er/sie/es lehnt ab, wir lehnen ab, ihr lehnt ab, sie lehnen ab. Simple past: lehnte ab. Perfect: hat abgelehnt. ablehnen is a separable verb, so the prefix moves to the end of the clause.
What does ablehnen mean in English?
ablehnen means "reject, decline". For example: "Er hat mein Angebot, ihm zu helfen, abgelehnt." — "He declined my offer to help him."
What level is ablehnen in German?
ablehnen is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the decisions & choices vocabulary.
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