prometer

to promise

p ɾ o m e ˈt e ɾ
promet to promise + er -er infinitive
verb Rare #27,971
to promise
SP: Quiero prometerte que volveré.
EN: I want to promise you that I'll come back.
Conjugation of prometer
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First prometí prometimos
Second prometiste —
Third prometió prometieron
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First prometo prometemos
Second prometes —
Third promete —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First prometo prometemos
Second prometas —
Third promete —
Past
prometerprometerme
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second promete —

Quería prometer seguridad.

He wanted to promise security.

Pero han de prometer portarse con decencia.

But they have to promise to behave themselves.

— Nazarín (1959)

No quiero prometer nada.

I don't want to promise anything.

— El Capitán (2018)

Hice a Tom prometer que no le dijera a Mary.

I made Tom promise not to tell Mary.

Ella me hizo prometer no decir.

She made me promise not to tell.

Igual que no es lo mismo casarse que prometer que te vas a casar.

Just as getting married isn’t the same as promising that you’re going to get married.

— 7 años (2016)

No te puedo prometer nada, Tom.

I can't promise you anything, Tom.

Eso no lo podemos prometer.

We can’t promise that.

Le he tenido que prometer que esta noche cenamos en su bar.

I had to promise him that we'd have dinner at his bar tonight.

— Hable con ella (2002)

Después de eso, no puedo prometer nada.

After that, I can't promise anything.

— Proyecto: El Internado (2026)

No te puedo prometer qué encontrarás, pero te llevaré.

I can't promise you what you'll find, but I'll take you there.

Hitler le hizo prometer que se suicidaría.

Hitler made him promise that he would commit suicide.

— La Caída (2004)