What does cortar mean?
cortar means to cut in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to cut off, cut out, cut through, cut down, cut up, to nip; to chop, chop up, chop off.
Spanish verb guide
Cortar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn cortar, meaning to cut, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: cortandoparticiple: cortado
Principal forms of cortar
- Infinitive
- cortar
- Gerund
- cortando
- Past participle
- cortado
Cortar conjugation table
Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.
| Pronoun | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | corto | corté | cortaba | cortaré |
| tú | cortas | cortaste | cortabas | cortarás |
| él / ella / usted | corta | cortó | cortaba | cortará |
| nosotros/as | cortamos | cortamos | cortábamos | cortaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | cortan | cortaron | cortaban | cortarán |
Pattern notes
- Cortar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with cortar
No te cortes el dedo.Don't cut your finger.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Cortó la tarta en dos.She cut the cake in two.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tomás se cortó el dedo.Tom cut his finger.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate cortar for yo in the present.
- Use the preterite form for ella.
- Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
- Write a short sentence in the future.
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