ablehnen

B1

reject, decline

English meaning
reject, decline
Vocabulary package
Decisions & Choices

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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.

ichlehne ab
dulehnst ab
er/sie/eser/sie/es lehnt ab
wirlehnen ab
ihrlehnt ab
sie/Sielehnen ab
Simple past (er/sie/es)
lehnte ab
Perfect
hat abgelehnt

Where ablehnen comes from

Konversion des Verbs ablehnen zum Substantiv

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Questions about ablehnen

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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