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cortando

kor-TAHN-doh/koɾˈtando/

cutting

Also: chopping, mowing
VerbA1regular ar
A pair of silver scissors slicing through a piece of bright red paper in a straight line.
gerundcortando
past Participlecortado
infinitivecortar

📝 In Action

Estoy cortando las verduras para la cena.

A1

I am cutting the vegetables for dinner.

Él está cortando el césped ahora mismo.

A2

He is mowing the lawn right now.

Word Connections

Synonyms

  • rebanando (slicing)
  • partiendo (splitting/dividing)

Antonyms

Common Collocations

  • cortando lazos – cutting ties
  • cortando el paso – blocking the way

Idioms & Expressions

  • cortando el bacalao – being the boss/calling the shots

breaking up

Also: interrupting
VerbB1informal
A smartphone with a jagged, broken line across the screen representing a failed signal.

📝 In Action

Te oigo mal, se está cortando la comunicación.

B1

I can't hear you well, the connection is breaking up.

🔄 Conjugations

subjunctive

imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedescortaran
yocortara
túcortaras
vosotroscortarais
nosotroscortáramos
él/ella/ustedcortara

present

ellos/ellas/ustedescorten
yocorte
túcortes
vosotroscortéis
nosotroscortemos
él/ella/ustedcorte

indicative

preterite

ellos/ellas/ustedescortaron
yocorté
túcortaste
vosotroscortasteis
nosotroscortamos
él/ella/ustedcortó

imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedescortaban
yocortaba
túcortabas
vosotroscortabais
nosotroscortábamos
él/ella/ustedcortaba

present

ellos/ellas/ustedescortan
yocorto
túcortas
vosotroscortáis
nosotroscortamos
él/ella/ustedcorta
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Words that translate to "cortando" in Spanish:

breaking up→chopping→cutting→interrupting→mowing→

✏️ Quick Practice

Quick Quiz: cortando

Question 1 of 2

How would you say 'I am cutting the cake' right now?

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📚 Etymology▼

From the Latin word 'curtare', which means to shorten or diminish.

First recorded: 12th century

Cognates (Related words)

English: curtailFrench: couper

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Frequently Asked Questions

Does 'cortando' change if a woman is speaking?

No. Words ending in '-ando' (gerunds) never change their ending based on gender or number. They always stay the same.

Can I use 'cortando' to mean 'taking a shortcut'?

Yes! You can say 'estamos cortando camino' to mean 'we are taking a shortcut' (literally 'cutting the path').