
versprechen is one of the A2 words in the free course — with this picture, the audio, and spaced repetition.
versprechen
to promise
/fɛɐ̯ˈʃpʁɛçn̩/Conjugation
Principal parts
versprechen, versprach, hat versprochen
Practice "versprechen"
Examples — versprechen in a sentence
Ich verspreche dir, pünktlich zu sein.
I promise you to be on time.
Er versprach ihr ein schönes Geschenk.
He promised her a nice gift.
How to remember it
"Versprechen" — to fervently speak a promise.
Word family
sprechen family · 11 related words
- ansprechen address / appeal to Shifted meaning
- aussprechen pronounce / express Shifted meaning
- besprechen discuss Shifted meaning
- entsprechen correspond / meet Not predictable
- mitsprechen Coming soon to speak along; to have a say Shifted meaning
- versprechen to promise Not predictable
- vorsprechen Coming soon to audition; to call on someone Shifted meaning
- widersprechen Coming soon to contradict Shifted meaning