comprometre

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin compromittere (“to make a mutual promise to abide by the decision of an arbiter”), from com- (“together”) + promittere (“to promise”).

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /kom.pɾoˈmə.tɾə/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /kum.pɾuˈmɛ.tɾə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /kom.pɾoˈme.tɾe/

Verb

comprometre (first-person singular present comprometo, past participle compromès)

1. to compromise

Conjugation

Conjugation of comprometre (second conjugation)

infinitive			comprometre
present participle			comprometent
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		compromès		compromesa
		plural		compromesos		compromeses
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	comprometo	compromets	compromet	comprometem	comprometeu	comprometen
	imperfect	comprometia	comprometies	comprometia	comprometíem	comprometíeu	comprometien
	future	comprometré	comprometràs	comprometrà	comprometrem	comprometreu	comprometran
	preterite	comprometí	comprometeres	comprometé	comprometérem	comprometéreu	comprometeren
	conditional	comprometria	comprometries	comprometria	comprometríem	comprometríeu	comprometrien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	comprometi	comprometis	comprometi	comprometem	comprometeu	comprometin
	imperfect	comprometés	comprometessis	comprometés	comprometéssim	comprometéssiu	comprometessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
		—	compromet	comprometi	comprometem	comprometeu	comprometin

Derived terms

• comprometedor

Related terms

• compromís

Further reading

• “comprometre” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.