Comprometto

Comprometto is the first-person singular present indicative form of the Italian verb compromettere. The verb carries several related senses: to commit someone or oneself to a task or obligation, to involve or implicate someone or something in a matter, and, in a more evaluative sense, to jeopardize or undermine a situation or its integrity. The reflexive form mi comprometto is used to express personal commitment, as in Mi comprometto a rispettare la scadenza. The non-reflexive form can be used with a direct object to indicate that one places something at risk or commits it, for example comprometto il progetto or comprometto la reputazione.

Usage notes: In modern Italian, compromettere is common in both professional and everyday contexts. The sense of risk or harm to reputation is frequent in business, politics, and media discourse, while the sense of personal commitment appears in agreements, plans, and deadlines. The term is versatile and can appear in formal, semi-formal, or media language depending on the nuance intended.

Conjugation and forms: Comprometto follows the regular -ere verb pattern in Italian. Present forms include comprometto, comprometti, compromette, compromettiamo, compromettete, compromettono. The past participle is compromesso, used with auxiliary avere to form compound tenses (ho compromesso). Related nouns include compromesso (compromise) and compromissione (compromise, exposure).

See also: compromesso, compromissione, compromettente, compromettere.