Vocab Info

N4 Expression

約束(やくそく)(まも)

to keep a promise, to keep one's word

    Details

    • Pitch Accent

    • Word Type

      Expression

    • 単語の書類

      表現

    Examples

    • あなたの(つま)約束(やくそく)(まも)ってくれますか?

      Does your wife keep her promises?

      • N4
    • もし(かれ)約束(やくそく)(まも)らなかったら絶交(ぜっこう)するつもりだ。

      If he doesn't keep his word, I plan to sever our ties.

      • N4
    • (いっ)(かい)でも約束(やくそく)(まも)らなかったら(まえ)みたいには信用(しんよう)してもらえないだろう。

      If you don't keep your word even once, you won't be trusted like you were before.

      • N4
    • 約束(やくそく)(まも)らないような(ひと)からは(まわ)りの(ひと)がどんどん(はな)れていってしまいます。

      People who don't keep their promises will find that people around them will drift away.

      • N3
    • (すこ)しも約束(やくそく)(まも)努力(どりょく)をしなかった彼女(かのじょ)には、すっかり愛想(あいそ)()きてしまった。

      I was completely disgusted with her for not making the slightest effort to keep her promise.

      • N3
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