How to Say "pledges" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “pledges” is “promesas” — A1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
English → SpanishA1
Noun (Plural)A1
official commitments
Examples
No puedes vivir de promesas vacías.
You can't live on empty promises.
Ella siempre cumple sus promesas.
She always keeps her promises.
Hicieron muchas promesas antes de las elecciones.
They made many promises before the elections.
Feminine Plural
Since the base word promesa ends in '-a', it is a feminine word. The plural form promesas always takes feminine articles and adjectives, like las promesas (the promises) or promesas importantes (important promises).
Using the wrong article
Mistake: “Los promesas son importantes.”
Correction: Las promesas son importantes. Remember to use 'las' because 'promesas' is feminine and plural.
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