abgelehnt
rejected
Not accepted or turned down because a person or organization does not agree to it.
EXAMPLE
Abgelehnte Bewerber bekommen meist eine kurze Absage per E-Mail.
Rejected applicants usually receive a brief rejection by email.
abgelehnt
rejected
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry abgelehnt, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
Comparison
| basic form | abgelehnt |
|---|
After der, die, das
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -e | -e | -e | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -e | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
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After ein, eine
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
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Without article
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -e |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -e |
| dat. | -em | -er | -em | -en |
| gen. | -en | -er | -en | -er |
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Usage tips
Participle as an adjective
'Abgelehnt' (rejected) is the past participle of 'ablehnen' (to reject) and is also used as an adjective. In this use, it often appears directly before a noun and describes the result of a decision.
EXAMPLE
Der abgelehnte Antrag kann noch einmal geprüft werden.
The rejected application can be reviewed again.
Passive construction
'Abgelehnt' (rejected) often appears in a passive construction with 'werden' (to become) or 'sein' (to be). The rejected thing is the subject; the person or organization making the decision can be named with 'von' (by).
EXAMPLE
Der Vorschlag wurde von der Kommission abgelehnt.
The proposal was rejected by the commission.
Der Antrag ist von der Behörde abgelehnt worden.
The application has been rejected by the authorities.
Typical collocations
Common collocations with 'abgelehnt' (rejected) include 'ein abgelehnter Antrag' (a rejected application), 'eine abgelehnte Bewerbung' (a rejected application for a job), 'ein abgelehnter Vorschlag' (a rejected proposal), 'ein abgelehnter Einspruch' (a rejected objection), and 'ein abgelehntes Gesuch' (a rejected petition). The word therefore occurs especially often in administrative, professional, and decision-making contexts.
EXAMPLE
Nach der abgelehnten Bewerbung bat sie die Firma um eine Begründung.
After her job application was rejected, she asked the company for an explanation.
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