verspreche

Versprechen is a German verb meaning "to promise." The form verspreche is the first-person singular present indicative: Ich verspreche. The verb is irregular: in the present tense the endings yield ich verspreche, du versprichst, er verspricht, and so on, with a stem change in some forms. The prefix ver- is an inseparable part of the verb, so the word remains one unit in constructions like ich verspreche.

The verb is used transitively with a direct object or with a subordinate clause. Typical patterns include versprechen someone something (jemandem etwas versprechen) and versprechen zu do something (etwas zu tun versprechen). The phrase ein Versprechen halten means to keep one’s promise, and etwas versprechen denotes an obligation the speaker undertakes. In everyday use, versprechen often carries an expectation of reliability or trust.

Conjugation notes: in the simple past it becomes versprach (ich versprach, du versprachst, er versprach) and versprachen for plural subjects. The perfect tense uses haben: ich habe versprochen. The past participle is versprochen. The related noun is das Versprechen, meaning “the promise.”

Etymology and sense: versprechen comes from the prefix ver- plus sprechen (to speak), historically forming a pledge or oath idea. It has been part of German since Middle High German and remains a common verb for asserting commitments, assurances, or assurances about future actions.

See also: Das Versprechen, to keep a promise,Beloved phrases and idioms related to trust and reliability.