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cortas

kor-tahsˈkoɾtas

you cut

Also: you are cutting, you cut off
VerbA1regular ar
A pair of shiny metal scissors cutting through a bright piece of red paper.
gerundcortando
past Participlecortado
infinitivecortar

📝 In Action

Tú cortas el pan para la cena.

A1

You cut the bread for dinner.

Siempre cortas la llamada cuando hablo.

A2

You always cut the call off when I speak.

Word Connections

Synonyms

Antonyms

Common Collocations

  • cortas el césped – you mow the lawn
  • cortas la cebolla – you chop the onion

Idioms & Expressions

  • cortas el bacalao – you are the one in charge

short

Also: brief, shallow
A very short yellow pencil sitting next to a very long blue pencil to show the difference in length.

📝 In Action

Llevas unas mangas muy cortas.

A1

You are wearing very short sleeves.

Las vacaciones fueron muy cortas.

A1

The holidays were very short.

Word Connections

Synonyms

  • breves (brief)
  • pequeñas (small)

Antonyms

Common Collocations

  • mangas cortas – short sleeves
  • distancias cortas – short distances

Subjunctive

Imperfect Subjunctive

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

Present Subjunctive

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

Indicative

Preterite

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

Imperfect

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

Present

yocorto
túcortas
él/ella/ustedcorta
nosotroscortamos
vosotroscortáis
ellos/ellas/ustedescortan
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Translate to Spanish

Words that translate to "cortas" in Spanish:

shallow→you cut→

✏️ Quick Practice

Quick Quiz: cortas

Question 1 of 1

Which sentence uses 'cortas' correctly as an action?

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📚 Etymology▼

From the Latin word 'curtus', which means 'shortened' or 'broken'.

First recorded: 12th century

Cognates (Related words)

English: curtItalian: corto

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Frequently Asked Questions

Does 'cortas' always mean 'you cut'?

Not always! It can also be an adjective describing multiple feminine things, like 'piernas cortas' (short legs).