comprometer

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.pɾo.meˈte(ʁ)/ [kõ.pɾo.meˈte(h)]

• (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/

• (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

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

Derived terms

• comprometedor
• comprometimiento

Further reading

• “comprometer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10