Refusal can concern an offer or an application.

The idea

Use rechazar directly with the thing refused. The first-person past is rechacé.

Patterns to compare
PersonaPresente
yorechazo
túrechazas
él / ella / ustedrechaza
nosotros / nosotrasrechazamos
vosotros / vosotrasrechazáis
ellos / ellas / ustedesrechazan
yo (pretérito)rechacé

Examples

  • Rechacé la oferta por correo.I declined the offer by email.
  • La escuela rechazó mi solicitud.The school rejected my application.
  • Rechazamos la propuesta de venta.We rejected the sales proposal.
  • ¿Rechazas la ayuda del vecino?Are you refusing the neighbor’s help?
  • El jurado rechaza el proyecto.The jury rejects the project.
  • Ayer rechazaron dos candidaturas.Yesterday they rejected two applications.

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Watch out

Do not write rechazé: the z changes to c before e.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose the correct form: Yo ___ la invitación ayer. (rechacé / rechazé)

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    rechacé

    rechacé refers to the speaker’s completed refusal.

  2. Choose the correct form: La empresa ___ la solicitud hoy. (rechaza / rechazo)

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    rechaza

    rechaza agrees with the company.

  3. Choose the correct form: Nosotros ___ ese precio. (rechazamos / rechazáis)

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    rechazamos

    rechazamos identifies the group including the speaker.

Use it today

Write a sentence declining an offer.