No. 4,689 in German
versprochen
"Versprochen" means "promised" in English.
In a sentence
Ich habe ihr versprochen, ihr morgen zu helfen.
I have promised her to help her tomorrow.
The word 'versprochen' is used as the past participle of the verb 'versprechen', indicating a promise given.
Das Buch liegt dort, wie du versprochen hast.
The book is lying there, as you promised.
Here, 'versprochen' is used in a relative clause to represent an action already fulfilled as promised.
Er hat versprochen, pünktlich zu sein.
He promised to be punctual.
In this example, 'versprochen' is part of the verb phrase indicating the act of making a promise to exhibit punctuality.
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