How to Say "they cut" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “they cut” is “cortaron” — A2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
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physical objects or materials
Examples
Ellos cortaron el papel con tijeras.
They cut the paper with scissors.
¿Ustedes cortaron las verduras para la sopa?
Did you all cut the vegetables for the soup?
The 'They' Past Form
The ending '-aron' is used for group actions (they/you all) that happened and finished in the past for verbs ending in -ar.
Confusing 'now' and 'then'
Mistake: “Using 'cortan' for the past.”
Correction: Use 'cortaron' for the past and 'cortan' for the present. Remember: '-aron' sounds like 'ago'.
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