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romperle

to break (something of his/hers), to beat him/her up

→ romper
romper to break, to tear + le his/her/your (body part), to someone
verb Rare #42,775
to break (something of his/hers) The ending le refers to the person affected; the English possessive depends on context.
SP: No quiero romperle el teléfono.
EN: I don't want to break his/her phone.
to beat him/her up In the expression romperle la madre, this is vulgar Mexican Spanish.
SP: Voy a romperle la madre si vuelve a hacerlo.
EN: I'm going to beat him up if he does it again.
Conjugation of romper
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First rompí rompimos
Second rompiste —
Third rompió rompieron
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First rompo —
Second rompes —
Third rompe rompen
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First rompo —
Second rompas —
Third rompe rompen
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second rompe —
Third rompa rompan
Past
roto
Present
rompiendo
Indicative future
SingularPlural
First romperé —
Second romperás —
Third romperá —
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First romperé —
Second romperás —
Third romperá —
Conditional
SingularPlural
First rompería —
Third rompería —

Tom no quiso 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)

¡Pero yo puedo romperle la cara!

But I can smash his face in!

— Ladrón de bicicletas (1948)

Tom no quería romperle el corazón a Mary.

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

Voy a romperle la madre a Tom.

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

¿Quieres tú romperle la mandíbula o lo hago yo?

Do you want to break his jaw, or should I?

— 3 Idiotas (2009)

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.

— Perros de Reserva (1992)