Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | corto | |
| tú | cortas | |
| él / ella / usted | corta | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cortamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cortáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cortan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | corté | |
| tú | cortaste | |
| él / ella / usted | cortó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cortamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cortasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cortaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cortaba | |
| tú | cortabas | |
| él / ella / usted | cortaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cortábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cortabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cortaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cortaré | |
| tú | cortarás | |
| él / ella / usted | cortará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cortaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cortaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cortarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cortaría | |
| tú | cortarías | |
| él / ella / usted | cortaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cortaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cortaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cortarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | corte | |
| tú | cortes | |
| él / ella / usted | corte | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cortemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cortéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | corten |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to cut
- to cut off, cut out, cut through, cut down, cut up, to nip
- to chop, chop up, chop off
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations