comprometer

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin comprōmittere, likely a borrowing reshaped by analogy with meter.[1][2] The sense of putting something at risk comes from French compromettre.[3]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.pɾo.meˈte(ʁ)/ [kõ.pɾo.meˈte(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /kõ.pɾo.meˈte(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kõ.pɾo.meˈte(ʁ)/ [kõ.pɾo.meˈte(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.pɾo.meˈte(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kõ.pɾu.mɨˈteɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kõ.pɾu.mɨˈte.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: com‧pro‧me‧ter

Verb

comprometer (first-person singular present comprometo, first-person singular preterite comprometi, past participle comprometido)

  1. to commit, to engage
  2. to compromise, to jeopardize

Conjugation

    Conjugation of comprometer (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal comprometer
Personal comprometer comprometeres comprometer comprometermos comprometerdes comprometerem
Gerund
comprometendo
Past participle
Masculine comprometido comprometidos
Feminine comprometida comprometidas
Indicative
Present comprometo comprometes compromete comprometemos comprometeis comprometem
Imperfect comprometia comprometias comprometia comprometíamos comprometíeis comprometiam
Preterite comprometi comprometeste comprometeu comprometemos comprometestes comprometeram
Pluperfect comprometera comprometeras comprometera comprometêramos comprometêreis comprometeram
Future comprometerei comprometerás comprometerá comprometeremos comprometereis comprometerão
Conditional comprometeria comprometerias comprometeria comprometeríamos comprometeríeis comprometeriam
Subjunctive
Present comprometa comprometas comprometa comprometamos comprometais comprometam
Imperfect comprometesse comprometesses comprometesse comprometêssemos comprometêsseis comprometessem
Future comprometer comprometeres comprometer comprometermos comprometerdes comprometerem
Imperative
Affirmative compromete comprometa comprometamos comprometei comprometam
Negative (não) não comprometas não comprometa não comprometamos não comprometais não comprometam

References

  1. ^ “comprometer”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
  2. ^ “comprometer”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
  3. ^ Ciberdúvidas: Comprometer, um antigo galicismo

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin comprōmittō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kompɾomeˈteɾ/ [kõm.pɾo.meˈt̪eɾ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: com‧pro‧me‧ter

Verb

comprometer (first-person singular present comprometo, first-person singular preterite comprometí, past participle comprometido)

  1. (transitive, reflexive) to promise, to engage to be married
  2. (transitive, reflexive) to compromise, to endanger

Conjugation

    Conjugation of comprometer (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive comprometer
gerund comprometiendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular comprometido comprometida
plural comprometidos comprometidas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present comprometo comprometestú
comprometésvos 		compromete comprometemos comprometéis comprometen
imperfect comprometía comprometías comprometía comprometíamos comprometíais comprometían
preterite comprometí comprometiste comprometió comprometimos comprometisteis comprometieron
future comprometeré comprometerás comprometerá comprometeremos comprometeréis comprometerán
conditional comprometería comprometerías comprometería comprometeríamos comprometeríais comprometerían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present comprometa comprometastú
comprometásvos2 		comprometa comprometamos comprometáis comprometan
imperfect
(ra) 		comprometiera comprometieras comprometiera comprometiéramos comprometierais comprometieran
imperfect
(se) 		comprometiese comprometieses comprometiese comprometiésemos comprometieseis comprometiesen
future1 comprometiere comprometieres comprometiere comprometiéremos comprometiereis comprometieren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative comprometetú
comprometévos 		comprometa comprometamos comprometed comprometan
negative no comprometas no comprometa no comprometamos no comprometáis no comprometan

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of comprometer

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive comprometer dative comprometerme comprometerte comprometerle, comprometerse comprometernos comprometeros comprometerles, comprometerse
accusative comprometerme comprometerte comprometerlo, comprometerla, comprometerse comprometernos comprometeros comprometerlos, comprometerlas, comprometerse
with gerund comprometiendo dative comprometiéndome comprometiéndote comprometiéndole, comprometiéndose comprometiéndonos comprometiéndoos comprometiéndoles, comprometiéndose
accusative comprometiéndome comprometiéndote comprometiéndolo, comprometiéndola, comprometiéndose comprometiéndonos comprometiéndoos comprometiéndolos, comprometiéndolas, comprometiéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative compromete dative comprométeme comprométete comprométele comprométenos not used compromételes
accusative comprométeme comprométete compromételo, comprométela comprométenos not used compromételos, compromételas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative comprometé dative comprometeme comprometete comprometele comprometenos not used comprometeles
accusative comprometeme comprometete comprometelo, comprometela comprometenos not used comprometelos, comprometelas
with formal second-person singular imperative comprometa dative comprométame not used comprométale, comprométase comprométanos not used comprométales
accusative comprométame not used comprométalo, comprométala, comprométase comprométanos not used comprométalos, comprométalas
with first-person plural imperative comprometamos dative not used comprometámoste comprometámosle comprometámonos comprometámoos comprometámosles
accusative not used comprometámoste comprometámoslo, comprometámosla comprometámonos comprometámoos comprometámoslos, comprometámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative comprometed dative comprometedme not used comprometedle comprometednos comprometeos comprometedles
accusative comprometedme not used comprometedlo, comprometedla comprometednos comprometeos comprometedlos, comprometedlas
with formal second-person plural imperative comprometan dative comprométanme not used comprométanle comprométannos not used comprométanles, comprométanse
accusative comprométanme not used comprométanlo, comprométanla comprométannos not used comprométanlos, comprométanlas, comprométanse

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