cortar
verb#722 frequency
Regular -ar verb. 'Picar' is also common in Mexican cooking — it means to finely chop or mince.
Quick forms
Gerundiocortandoestoy + ...
Participiocortadohe + ...
Imperativo (tú)corta
Imperativo (Ud.)corte
Negativo (tú)no cortes
In context
Primero,first,cortacutlas verduras.the vegetables.
Conjugations
Presente
👤yo
corto
CortoI cutlas verdurasthe vegetablesantes de cocinarbefore cookingpara ahorrar tiempo.to save time.
🫵tú
cortas
¿CortasDo you cutel cabellothe hairde tus estudiantesof your studentsen el vocabulario?in the vocabulary?
🧍él/ella
corta
Sara cortaSara cutsel panthe breadcon el cuchillo grandewith the big knifede la cocina.in the kitchen.
👥nosotros
cortamos
CortamosWe cutla torta juntosthe cake togetherpara celebrarto celebrateel cumpleaños.the birthday.
👨👩👧ellos/uds.
cortan
Mis amigos colombianosMy Colombian friendscortan frutascut fruitspara el tintofor the coffeede la mañana.in the morning.
Other meanings
- •to cut off, cut out, cut through, cut down, cut up, to nip
- •to chop, chop up, chop off