romperle

to break it, to break him/her

→ romper

romper to break + le 3rd-person singular indirect object

verb Rare #43,552

to break it, to break him/her The attached pronoun le usually refers to the person affected by the action, or to an object in some varieties of Spanish.

SP: No quiero romperle el juguete.

EN: I don't want to break his toy.

Conjugation of romper

Indicative past

	Singular	Plural
First	rompí	rompimos
Second	rompiste	—
Third	rompió	rompieron

romper romperse romperlo rompermeromperle

Indicative present

	Singular	Plural
First	rompo	—
Second	rompes	—
Third	rompe	rompen

Subjunctive present

	Singular	Plural
First	rompo	—
Second	rompas	—
Third	rompe	rompen

Imperative

	Singular	Plural
Second	rompe	—
Third	rompa	rompan

Past

roto

Present

rompiendo

Conditional

	Singular	Plural
First	rompería	—
Third	rompería	—

Indicative future

	Singular	Plural
First	romperé	—
Second	romperás	—
Third	romperá	—

Subjunctive future

	Singular	Plural
First	romperé	—
Second	romperás	—
Third	romperá	—

Voy a romperle la madre a Tom.

I'm going to beat the hell out of Tom.

Tom no quería romperle el corazón a Mary.

Tom didn't want to break Mary's heart.

Podrías mostrar algo de gratitud antes de romperle la nariz.

You could show some gratitude before you break his nose.

— Lindas y letales (2026)

Tom no quiso romperle el corazón a Mary.

Tom didn't want to break Mary's heart.

La miras como si quisieras romperle la cara, así se calla.

You look at her like you want to punch her in the face, that's how she shuts up.

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)