What does cortar mean in English?

Cortar means "to cut" in English.

How do you conjugate cortar in Spanish?

Cortar is conjugated across all Spanish tenses including present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, and more. Each tense has specific conjugations for yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes. You can see complete conjugation tables with audio pronunciations on this page.

What are common idiomatic expressions with cortar?

Common idiomatic expressions using cortar include: "cortar por lo sano" (to nip it in the bud / to make a clean break). These expressions are frequently used in everyday Spanish conversation.

How do you use cortar in a sentence?

Example: "Corté el pan." which means "I cut the bread." in English.

What are synonyms for cortar?

Spanish synonyms for cortar include: recortar. The exact synonym to use depends on the context and specific meaning intended.

Cortar

to cut

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

cortar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

cortando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

cortado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	corto I cut	I cut
tú	cortas you cut	you cut
él/ella/usted	corta he/she/you cuts	he/she/you cuts
nosotros	cortamos we cut	we cut
vosotros	cortáis you all cut	you all cut
ellos/ustedes	cortan they/you all cut	they/you all cut

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cortaba I used to cut	I used to cut
tú	cortabas you used to cut	you used to cut
él/ella/usted	cortaba he/she/you used to cut	he/she/you used to cut
nosotros	cortábamos we used to cut	we used to cut
vosotros	cortabais you all used to cut	you all used to cut
ellos/ustedes	cortaban they/you all used to cut	they/you all used to cut

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	corté I cuted	I cuted
tú	cortaste you cuted	you cuted
él/ella/usted	cortó he/she/you cuted	he/she/you cuted
nosotros	cortamos we cuted	we cuted
vosotros	cortasteis you all cuted	you all cuted
ellos/ustedes	cortaron they/you all cuted	they/you all cuted

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cortaré I will cut	I will cut
tú	cortarás you will cut	you will cut
él/ella/usted	cortará he/she/you will cut	he/she/you will cut
nosotros	cortaremos we will cut	we will cut
vosotros	cortaréis you all will cut	you all will cut
ellos/ustedes	cortarán they/you all will cut	they/you all will cut

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cortaría I would cut	I would cut
tú	cortarías you would cut	you would cut
él/ella/usted	cortaría he/she/you would cut	he/she/you would cut
nosotros	cortaríamos we would cut	we would cut
vosotros	cortaríais you all would cut	you all would cut
ellos/ustedes	cortarían they/you all would cut	they/you all would cut

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	corte that I cut	that I cut
tú	cortes that you cut	that you cut
él/ella/usted	corte that he/she/you cut	that he/she/you cut
nosotros	cortemos that we cut	that we cut
vosotros	cortéis that you all cut	that you all cut
ellos/ustedes	corten that they/you all cut	that they/you all cut

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cortara or cortase that I cuted	that I cuted
tú	cortaras or cortases that you cuted	that you cuted
él/ella/usted	cortara or cortase that he/she/you cuted	that he/she/you cuted
nosotros	cortáramos or cortásemos that we cuted	that we cuted
vosotros	cortarais or cortaseis that you all cuted	that you all cuted
ellos/ustedes	cortaran or cortasen that they/you all cuted	that they/you all cuted

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he cortado I have cuted	I have cuted
tú	has cortado you have cuted	you have cuted
él/ella/usted	ha cortado he/she/you have cuted	he/she/you have cuted
nosotros	hemos cortado we have cuted	we have cuted
vosotros	habéis cortado you all have cuted	you all have cuted
ellos/ustedes	han cortado they/you all have cuted	they/you all have cuted

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había cortado I had cuted	I had cuted
tú	habías cortado you had cuted	you had cuted
él/ella/usted	había cortado he/she/you had cuted	he/she/you had cuted
nosotros	habíamos cortado we had cuted	we had cuted
vosotros	habíais cortado you all had cuted	you all had cuted
ellos/ustedes	habían cortado they/you all had cuted	they/you all had cuted

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube cortado I had cuted	I had cuted
tú	hubiste cortado you had cuted	you had cuted
él/ella/usted	hubo cortado he/she/you had cuted	he/she/you had cuted
nosotros	hubimos cortado we had cuted	we had cuted
vosotros	hubisteis cortado you all had cuted	you all had cuted
ellos/ustedes	hubieron cortado they/you all had cuted	they/you all had cuted

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré cortado I will have cuted	I will have cuted
tú	habrás cortado you will have cuted	you will have cuted
él/ella/usted	habrá cortado he/she/you will have cuted	he/she/you will have cuted
nosotros	habremos cortado we will have cuted	we will have cuted
vosotros	habréis cortado you all will have cuted	you all will have cuted
ellos/ustedes	habrán cortado they/you all will have cuted	they/you all will have cuted

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría cortado I would have cuted	I would have cuted
tú	habrías cortado you would have cuted	you would have cuted
él/ella/usted	habría cortado he/she/you would have cuted	he/she/you would have cuted
nosotros	habríamos cortado we would have cuted	we would have cuted
vosotros	habríais cortado you all would have cuted	you all would have cuted
ellos/ustedes	habrían cortado they/you all would have cuted	they/you all would have cuted

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya cortado that I have cuted	that I have cuted
tú	hayas cortado that you have cuted	that you have cuted
él/ella/usted	haya cortado that he/she/you have cuted	that he/she/you have cuted
nosotros	hayamos cortado that we have cuted	that we have cuted
vosotros	hayáis cortado that you all have cuted	that you all have cuted
ellos/ustedes	hayan cortado that they/you all have cuted	that they/you all have cuted

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera cortado that I had cuted	that I had cuted
tú	hubieras cortado that you had cuted	that you had cuted
él/ella/usted	hubiera cortado that he/she/you had cuted	that he/she/you had cuted
nosotros	hubiéramos cortado that we had cuted	that we had cuted
vosotros	hubierais cortado that you all had cuted	that you all had cuted
ellos/ustedes	hubieran cortado that they/you all had cuted	that they/you all had cuted

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	corta	cut! (you)
usted	corte	cut! (you formal)
nosotros	cortemos	let's cut!
vosotros	cortad	cut! (you all)
ustedes	corten	cut! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no cortes	don't cut! (you)
usted	no corte	don't cut! (you formal)
nosotros	no cortemos	let's not cut!
vosotros	no cortéis	don't cut! (you all)
ustedes	no corten	don't cut! (you all)

More About "cortar"

Idiomatic Expressions

cortar por lo sano

to nip it in the bud / to make a clean break

💡 To resolve a problem decisively

Examples in Context

Corté el pan.

I cut the bread.

Preterite

Corto el césped cada semana.

I cut the grass every week.

Present

Se ha cortado el pelo.

He/She has cut his/her hair.

Present Perfect

Cortaré las flores.

I will cut the flowers.

Future

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

recortar(to cut, to trim)

More about trimming or cutting out

Usage Notes

•Cortar is a regular -ar verb
•Main meaning: to cut
•Also used for cutting off communication or breaking up

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