/koɾˈtaɾ/

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Translation

to cut

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Grammar

Verb type-ar regular

Conjugation

Regular -ar conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yocortocortécortabacortarécortaría
túcortascortastecortabascortaráscortarías
él/ella/ud.cortacortócortabacortarácortaría
nos.cortamoscortamoscortábamoscortaremoscortaríamos
vos.cortáiscortasteiscortabaiscortaréiscortaríais
ellos/uds.cortancortaroncortabancortaráncortarían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yocortecortaracortase
túcortescortarascortases
él/ella/ud.cortecortaracortase
nos.cortemoscortáramoscortásemos
vos.cortéiscortaraiscortaseis
ellos/uds.cortencortarancortasen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
túcorta
ud.corte
nosotroscortemos
vosotroscortad
uds.corten

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
cortando
Past participle
cortado

Examples

rebanadas.

I'm going to cut the bread into slices.

¿ ?

Can you cut these vegetables?

.

I cut my finger with the knife.

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This word is taught in chapter 10, lesson 11: cortar, obtener, intento and 5 more words.