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Lamentamos comunicarle que su solicitud no ha sido aprobada.

We regret to inform you that your application has not been approved.

C2formal bad newsformalAudio · coming soon

Why every word is where it is

Lamentamos1verbwe regretlamentar · present · 1st pl.comunicarle1verbto inform youcomunicar · infinitivequeconjunctionthatsudetermineryour3rd sing.solicitud3nounapplicationfem. · sing.noadverbnotha2verbhashaber · present · 3rd sing.sido2verbbeenser · participleaprobada2verbapprovedaprobar · participle · fem. · sing..
  • Lamentamos → comunicarle: lamentar + infinitive
  • ha → aprobada: ha sido + participle: perfect passive
  • aprobada → solicitud: aprobada agrees with solicitud (f. sg.)
  • su → solicitud: su (de usted)

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    Formal bad news: lamentamos comunicarle que… = we regret to inform you that…, with the corporate "we" and le (= usted). Formal register: impersonalisation, nominalisation and correspondence →
  2. 2
    Passive ha sido aprobada: nobody is named as responsible. The participle agrees with solicitud. Passive voice and resultative estar →
  3. 3
    la solicitud = application, request.

Variations

  • Sentimos informarle de que su solicitud no ha sido aceptada.
  • Lamentamos comunicarle que su solicitud fue rechazada.
  • Le informamos que, lamentablemente, su solicitud no fue aprobada.