rechacé

Rechacé is the first-person singular form of the Spanish verb rechazar in the pretérito indefinido (simple past). It translates to “I rejected” or “I turned down,” and is used to describe a decision in the past to refuse or deny something, such as an offer, proposal, or idea. For example, “Ayer rechacé la oferta de trabajo.”

Rechazar is a regular -ar verb. Its imperfect and other tenses have standard endings, while the yo form in the simple past is rechacé. Other forms include rechazaste, rechazó, rechazamos, rechazasteis, rechazaron. Related words are the noun rechazo (rejection) and the past participle rechazado (rejected); the present participle is rechazando.

Usage notes: rechacé is commonly employed in narrative or reportive contexts to indicate a firm past decision. It can convey politeness or firmness depending on tone and context. It is distinct from the noun rechazo or the adjective rechazado, which describe the idea of rejection or a state of being rejected rather than the act of rejecting in a specific past instance.

Etymology: rechazar derives from Latin recusare, meaning to refuse, through the development of Romance languages into Spanish, with the prefix re- and ordinary phonetic changes shaping the modern verb. The form rechancé is not standard; the correct first-person past form is rechacé.