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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

cortar

to cut

  • #204 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: cortando
  • Past participle: cortado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. eu I cut
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you cut
  3. nós we cut
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all cut

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

  1. eu I cut
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you cut
  3. nós we cut
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all cut

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

  1. eu I am going to cut
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you are going to cut
  3. nós we are going to cut
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all are going to cut

Imperfect

Pretérito Imperfeito · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. eu I used to cut
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you used to cut
  3. nós we used to cut
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all used to cut

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

  1. eu I would cut
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you would cut
  3. nós we would cut
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all would cut

Present subjunctive

Presente do Subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. eu (that) I cut
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (that) you cut
  3. nós (that) we cut
  4. vocês, eles, elas (that) you all cut

Past subjunctive

Imperfeito do Subjuntivo · “if I were”, “se …”

  1. eu (if) I cut
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (if) you cut
  3. nós (if) we cut
  4. vocês, eles, elas (if) you all cut

Future subjunctive

Futuro do Subjuntivo · “when” and “if” about the future

  1. eu (when) I cut
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (when) you cut
  3. nós (when) we cut
  4. vocês, eles, elas (when) you all cut

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você cut!
  2. vocês cut! (all of you)

How to use cortar

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Eu corto o cabelo uma vez por mês.

    I get my hair cut once a month.

  2. Past

    Cortei o dedo abrindo uma lata.

    I cut my finger opening a can.

  3. Future

    A gente vai cortar o bolo depois do parabéns.

    We're going to cut the cake after the birthday song.

  4. Imperfect

    Minha mãe cortava o cabelo da gente em casa.

    My mother used to cut our hair at home.

  5. Conditional

    Eu cortaria a cebola bem fininha.

    I would cut the onion very thin.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Cuidado para que a faca não corte a sua mão.

    Careful the knife doesn't cut your hand.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se você cortasse as despesas, sobraria dinheiro.

    If you cut expenses, there'd be money left over.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando cortar o tomate, tira as sementes.

    When you cut the tomato, take the seeds out.

  9. Imperative

    Corte o pão em fatias finas.

    Cut the bread into thin slices.

Where you hear cortar

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 2

  • Eu corto a cebola primeiro. I cut the onion first.
  • Ele cortou o bolo. He cut the cake.
  • Eu vou cortar o pão. I'm going to cut the bread.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 2

  • A gente corta o bolo à meia-noite. We cut the cake at midnight.
  • Eu cortei o dedo na cozinha. I cut my finger in the kitchen.
  • Amanhã eu vou cortar o cabelo. Tomorrow I'm going to get my hair cut.
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In Dona Lucia's Kitchen

Beginner Level 2 · cortar

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However Much I Like Her

Intermediate Level 2 · cortar

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It's Being Restored

Intermediate Level 2 · cortada

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.