refuzate

Refuzate is the feminine plural past participle of the Romanian verb a refuza. It functions as an adjective or passive participle meaning “refused” or “rejected,” and it agrees with feminine plural nouns. In Romanian, past participles derived from transitive verbs typically mark agreement with the noun they modify and can appear in both predicative and adjectival positions.

Usage and examples: Refuzate is commonly used in administrative, legal, and everyday contexts to describe items, decisions, or requests that have been turned down. Examples include cereri refuzate (rejected applications), decizii refuzate (rejected decisions), and oferte refuzate (refused offers). A sentence might read: Cererile refuzate au fost arhivate. The form adapts to the gender and number of the noun it modifies, with refuzat (masculine singular), refuzată (feminine singular), refuzate (feminine plural), and refuzați (masculine plural) as the corresponding forms.

Etymology and grammar: Refuzate derives from the verb a refuza, which is built on the Romanian vocabulary for refusal and is linked to the historical development of the word refuzare/refusare in the broader Romance language family, with influence from French via historical borrowing. The participle preserves standard Romanian gender and number agreement, allowing it to function in various syntactic roles, including as a modifier and in passive constructions.

See also: a refuza, refuzat, refuzată, refuzați.