Use of I promise not to + (verb); Day: 12
I promise not to + (verb)
When using the word ‘promise’ you are giving your word that what you are saying is true. You might also be assuring someone a guarantee that you will follow thru on what you are saying to them.
‘āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻļā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ’ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¯āĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻž āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĨ¤ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤ āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤āĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¯āĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻž āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
When using ‘promise not to’ you are stating you will not do a particular thing.
‘āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¸ āĻ¨āĻž āĻā§’ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§āĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤
Here are some examples:
āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖāĻ:
“I promise not to tell.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻŦā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤”
“I promise not to leave without you.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤”
“I promise not to be so late.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ¤ āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻŦ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤”
“I promise not to hurt your feelings.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻļā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤”
“I promise not to wake you up.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻā§āĻŽ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻļā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤”
You can also just use the word ‘promise’ to assure someone of your intentions.
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻĻā§āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻļā§āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ ‘āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻļā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ’ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
Here are some examples:
āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖāĻ:
“I promise I am telling the truth.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻāĻŋāĨ¤”
“I promise to practice my math.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŖāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻļā§āĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻļā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤”
“I promise to call you.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻĢā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤”
“I promise I will tell you.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻŦāĨ¤”
“I promise I will come to your party.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ¸āĻŦāĨ¤”