ablehnen
In English: to reject
B1VERB
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Verb forms
- Präteritum
- lehnte ab
- Partizip II
- abgelehnt
- Perfekt auxiliary
- haben
Quick quiz
___ Abneigung?
Example sentences
Natürlich habe ich abgelehnt.
I refused, of course.
Tatoeba · Roujin · CC BY 2.0 FRIch habe erst abgelehnt.
I refused at first.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FRIch konnte nicht ablehnen.
I couldn't say no.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FRKonnten Sie es ablehnen?
Could you turn it down?
Tatoeba · Zaghawa · CC BY 2.0 FRWarum sollte er ablehnen?
Why would he say no?
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FRDon't forget this word
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