compromettere

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin comprōmittō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kom.proˈmet.te.re/
  • Rhymes: -ettere
  • Hyphenation: com‧pro‧mét‧te‧re

Verb

comprométtere (first-person singular present comprométto, first-person singular past historic compromìsi, past participle compromésso, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to compromise, to damage, to endanger, to jeopardise, to impair
  2. to damage the reputation of
  3. (law) to refer (a judgment) to an arbiter

Conjugation

    Conjugation of comprométtere (root-stressed -ere; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
infinitive comprométtere
auxiliary verb avére gerund compromettèndo
present participle compromettènte past participle compromésso
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative io tu lui/lei, esso/essa noi voi loro, essi/esse
present comprométto comprométti comprométte compromettiàmo compromettéte comprométtono
imperfect compromettévo compromettévi compromettéva compromettevàmo compromettevàte compromettévano
past historic compromìsi compromettésti compromìse compromettémmo compromettéste compromìsero
future comprometterò comprometterài comprometterà comprometterémo comprometteréte comprometterànno
conditional io tu lui/lei, esso/essa noi voi loro, essi/esse
present comprometterèi comprometterésti comprometterèbbe, comprometterébbe comprometterémmo comprometteréste comprometterèbbero, comprometterébbero
subjunctive che io che tu che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa che noi che voi che loro, che essi/che esse
present comprométta comprométta comprométta compromettiàmo compromettiàte comprométtano
imperfect compromettéssi compromettéssi compromettésse compromettéssimo compromettéste compromettéssero
imperative — tu Lei noi voi Loro
comprométti comprométta compromettiàmo compromettéte comprométtano
negative imperative non comprométtere non comprométta non compromettiàmo non compromettéte non comprométtano

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Further reading

  • compromettere in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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