comprometo

Comprometo is a verb form in Spanish that comes from the verb comprometer. It most commonly appears as the first-person singular present indicative form of a non-reflexive use: yo comprometo. In this sense it means to pledge, commit, or pledge funds, promises, or resources. For example: “Yo comprometo mis recursos para el proyecto,” meaning I commit my resources to the project. The reflexive form, yo me comprometo, is used to express a personal commitment or vow to do something, as in “Me comprometo a llegar a tiempo.”

Related forms include the noun compromiso, which denotes a commitment, engagement, obligation, or agreement; the adjective comprometido/comprometida, meaning committed, engaged, or involved. The verb comprometer also has a sense of obligating or binding someone or something, and it can be used transitively (comprometer a alguien o algo) or in legal/formal contexts (el contrato compromete a las partes).

Usage notes:

- With the reflexive pronoun: me comprometo, te comprometes, se compromete, etc., to express personal commitment.

- Intransitive or transitive uses: as a transitive verb, comprometer takes a direct object (e.g., comprometo mis fondos) to indicate what is being pledged or bound, or it can be used impersonally in contractual or formal contexts (un acuerdo que compromete a las partes).

- Semantics differ slightly from “compromiso” (the noun), which refers to the commitment itself rather than the act of committing.

In other languages, similar forms exist: in Portuguese, comprometer is used similarly and eu comprometo means I commit; the noun is compromisso.

See also: compromiso, comprometer, comprometerse.