German reference
ablehnen
to reject, turn down, decline
Regular · 13 form tables
Includes indicative, subjunctive I and II, and imperative forms. Separable verbs retain their word order in each form.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I reject |
| du | you reject |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it rejects |
| wir | we reject |
| ihr | you (plural) reject |
| sie/Sie | they reject; you (formal) reject |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I rejected |
| du | you rejected |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it rejected |
| wir | we rejected |
| ihr | you (plural) rejected |
| sie/Sie | they rejected; you (formal) rejected |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I rejected; I have rejected |
| du | you rejected; you have rejected |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it rejected; he/she/it has rejected |
| wir | we rejected; we have rejected |
| ihr | you (plural) rejected; you (plural) have rejected |
| sie/Sie | they rejected; they have rejected; you (formal) rejected; you (formal) have rejected |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I had rejected |
| du | you had rejected |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it had rejected |
| wir | we had rejected |
| ihr | you (plural) had rejected |
| sie/Sie | they had rejected; you (formal) had rejected |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will reject |
| du | you will reject |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will reject |
| wir | we will reject |
| ihr | you (plural) will reject |
| sie/Sie | they will reject; you (formal) will reject |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will have rejected |
| du | you will have rejected |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will have rejected |
| wir | we will have rejected |
| ihr | you (plural) will have rejected |
| sie/Sie | they will have rejected; you (formal) will have rejected |
Subjunctive
Subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (that) I reject |
| du | (that) you reject |
| er/sie/es | (that) he/she/it rejects |
| wir | (that) we reject |
| ihr | (that) you (plural) reject |
| sie/Sie | (that) they reject; (that) you (formal) reject |
Subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would reject |
| du | you would reject |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would reject |
| wir | we would reject |
| ihr | you (plural) would reject |
| sie/Sie | they would reject; you (formal) would reject |
Past subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would have rejected |
| du | you would have rejected |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would have rejected |
| wir | we would have rejected |
| ihr | you (plural) would have rejected |
| sie/Sie | they would have rejected; you (formal) would have rejected |
Would form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would reject |
| du | you would reject |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would reject |
| wir | we would reject |
| ihr | you (plural) would reject |
| sie/Sie | they would reject; you (formal) would reject |
Past subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I have rejected |
| du | (reportedly) you have rejected |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it has rejected |
| wir | (reportedly) we have rejected |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) have rejected |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they have rejected; (reportedly) you (formal) have rejected |
Future subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I will reject |
| du | (reportedly) you will reject |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it will reject |
| wir | (reportedly) we will reject |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) will reject |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they will reject; (reportedly) you (formal) will reject |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| du | reject! |
| ihr | reject! (plural) |
| sie/Sie | reject! (formal) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with zu
- Present participle
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
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