ablehnen sollen

should have rejected

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should have rejected Used with hätte or hätten to express that someone should have rejected or declined something in the past, often implying regret or criticism.

GE: Du hättest das Angebot nicht ablehnen sollen.

EN: You shouldn't have rejected the offer.

Wir hätten es von Anfang an ablehnen sollen.

We should have rejected it from the start.

— Achteinhalb (1963)

Ihr hättet sofort ablehnen sollen.

You should have refused immediately.

Du hättest sein Angebot ablehnen sollen.

You should have refused his offer.

Sie hätten die Einladung ablehnen sollen.

You should have declined the invitation.

Ihr hättet sein Angebot ablehnen sollen.

You should have refused his offer.