What does recortar mean?
recortar means to crop, to trim (remove outer parts of) in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to reduce, to cut, to cut back on; to cut back.
Spanish verb guide
Recortar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn recortar, meaning to crop, to trim (remove outer parts of), through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: recortandoparticiple: recortado
Principal forms of recortar
- Infinitive
- recortar
- Gerund
- recortando
- Past participle
- recortado
Recortar 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 | recorto | recorté | recortaba | recortaré |
| tú | recortas | recortaste | recortabas | recortarás |
| él / ella / usted | recorta | recortó | recortaba | recortará |
| nosotros/as | recortamos | recortamos | recortábamos | recortaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | recortan | recortaron | recortaban | recortarán |
Pattern notes
- Recortar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with recortar
Recorté el artículo de la revista.I cut the article out of the magazine.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Él recortó el anuncio del periódico.He cut the advertisement out of the newspaper.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Recortó una foto del libro.She cut a picture out of the book.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate recortar 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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