Definition
Relating to or expressing commitment, promise, or obligation; in linguistics, describing speech acts that commit the speaker to future action.
Etymology
From Latin commissus 'entrusted' + -ive suffix (meaning 'having the quality of'). Used in philosophy of language to describe promises and commitments.
Kelly Says
Linguists call 'I promise' and 'I swear' commissive speech acts—they're unique because saying them actually does something, rather than just describing reality like 'it is raining.'
Translations
ARالعربية
مُلتزم
mul-ta-zim
BNবাংলা
প্রতিশ্রুতিবদ্ধ
pro-ti-shru-ti-bodh
CACatalà
compromissor
kom-pro-mi-so-sor
CSČeština
zavazující
za-va-zu-je-ci
DADansk
forpligtende
for-plig-ten-de
DEDeutsch
verpflichtet
fer-floy-che-tet
ELΕλληνικά
συμβατικός
sim-va-tik-os
ESEspañol
comprometido
kom-pro-me-ti-doh
FISuomi
sitoutuva
si-too-tu-va
FRFrançais
engage
ah-nga-zhay
HEעברית
מחייב
me-cha-ye-v
HIहिन्दी
प्रतिबद्ध
prathibaddh
HUMagyar
kötelező
koh-teh-le-zoh
IDBahasa Indonesia
bertanggung jawab
ber-tanggung jawab
ITItaliano
impegnato
im-pe-nya-toh
KKKK
жауапкершілік
zhau-ap-ker-shi-lik
MRMR
प्रतिबद्ध
prathibaddh
MSBahasa Melayu
bertanggungjawab
ber-tanggung jawab
MYမြန်မာ
လုပ်ဆောင်
lo-p-sa-ng
NLNederlands
verplicht
ver-plicht
NONorsk
forpliktende
for-plik-ten-de
PLPolski
zobowiązujący
z-o-b-wo-ju-ju-y-chi
PTPortuguês
comprometido
kom-pro-me-tee-doh
RORomână
obligatoriu
ob-li-ga-to-ree-oo
RUРусский
обязывающий
ob-yazy-va-yush-chiy
SVSvenska
förpliktig
for-plik-tig
SWKiswahili
kuhusu
koo-hoo-soo
TLTL
pananagutan
pa-na-na-gu-tan
TRTürkçe
taahhüt
tah-hoot
UKУкраїнська
обов'язковий
o-bo-v'yaz-ko-vyy
URاردو
عہد باندہ
eh-ad ban-dah
VITiếng Việt
cam kết
cam ket
ZUZU
umthetho
oom-theh-tho