promettenti

Promettenti is an Italian adjective and present participle derived from the verb promettere, meaning to promise. In contemporary Italian, the form promettente (singular) and its plural promettenti is used to describe something that shows promise or potential.

Usage

Promettenti can refer to people with evident potential, as well as to projects, results, forecasts, or futures considered likely to develop positively. Examples include una carriera promettente (a promising career), un giovane promettente (a promising young person), risultati promettenti (promising results), and un futuro promettente (a promising future).

Etymology

The term stems from promettere, itself from Latin promittere, the verb meaning to promise. The adjective promettente aligns with the Latin root, carrying the sense of something that promises positive development.

Grammatical notes

Promettente forms the feminine and masculine singular identically, with plural promettenti. It agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies: un ragazzo promettente, una ragazza promettente, due ragazzi promettenti, le idee promettenti. While promettente is widely used as an adjective, the related present participle promettendo exists but is far less common in everyday speech when functioning as a verb form.

See also

Promettere, promessa, promesso.