Today’s Spanish word of the day is “jurar”.
It’s a verb meaning “to swear”, “to promise” or “to vow”.
The word comes from Latin iurare, meaning “to swear an oath”, from which we get the English word “jury” (since members of the jury swear an oath), as well as “perjury” (a false oath). It’s also related to English words such as “just”, “injury” and “justice”.
“Jurar” is a regular verb that’s conjugated the same way as other -ar verbs.
Example sentences
Te juro que estoy diciendo la verdad.
I swear I’m telling the truth.
Ella juró que nunca volvería a cometer ese error.
She swore that she would never make that mistake again.
El testigo juró decir la verdad ante el juez.
The witness swore to tell the truth before the judge.
En un momento de desesperación, juró que cambiaría su vida, pero fue un proceso largo y difícil.
In a moment of desperation, he swore that he would change his life, but it was a long and difficult process.
“¡Lo juro por mi honor!” exclamó el caballero.
“I swear it on my honor!” exclaimed the knight.
