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SPANISH VERB

cortarse

to cut yourself

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: cortándose
  • Past participle: cortado

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I cut yourself
  2. tú you cut yourself
  3. usted, él, ella he/she cuts yourself
  4. nosotros we cut yourself
  5. vosotros Spain you all cut yourself
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they cut yourself

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I cut yourself
  2. tú you cut yourself
  3. usted, él, ella he/she cut yourself
  4. nosotros we cut yourself
  5. vosotros Spain you all cut yourself
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they cut yourself

Imperfect

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

  1. yo I used to cut yourself
  2. tú you used to cut yourself
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to cut yourself
  4. nosotros we used to cut yourself
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to cut yourself
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to cut yourself

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will cut yourself
  2. tú you will cut yourself
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will cut yourself
  4. nosotros we will cut yourself
  5. vosotros Spain you all will cut yourself
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will cut yourself

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would cut yourself
  2. tú you would cut yourself
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would cut yourself
  4. nosotros we would cut yourself
  5. vosotros Spain you all would cut yourself
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would cut yourself

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I cut yourself
  2. tú (that) you cut yourself
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she cut yourself
  4. nosotros (that) we cut yourself
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all cut yourself
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they cut yourself

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I cut yourself
  2. tú (if) you cut yourself
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she cut yourself
  4. nosotros (if) we cut yourself
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all cut yourself
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they cut yourself

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú cut yourself!
  2. usted cut yourself! (formal)
  3. nosotros cut yourself! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain cut yourself! (all of you)
  5. ustedes cut yourself! (all of you)

How to use cortarse

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

  1. Present

    Me corto el pelo cada mes.

    I get my hair cut every month.

  2. Past

    Me corté el dedo pelando una papa.

    I cut my finger peeling a potato.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi papá se cortaba al rasurarse muy seguido.

    My dad used to cut himself shaving very often.

  4. Future

    ¿Te cortarás el pelo antes de la boda?

    Will you get your hair cut before the wedding?

  5. Conditional

    Yo me cortaría el pelo más corto en verano.

    I'd cut my hair shorter in summer.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Ten cuidado, no quiero que te cortes.

    Be careful, I don't want you to cut yourself.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Si te cortaras con ese vidrio, iríamos al hospital.

    If you cut yourself on that glass, we'd go to the hospital.

  8. Imperative

    ¡No te cortes con el cuchillo nuevo!

    Don't cut yourself with the new knife!

Good to know

  • "Cortarse el pelo" is to get a haircut, even if someone else cuts it.

Where you hear cortarse

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

Spanish · Beginner Level 2

  • Andrés siempre se corta en la cocina. Andres always cuts himself in the kitchen.
  • Se cortó la mano. He cut his hand.
  • Cuidado, te vas a cortar. Careful, you're going to cut yourself.
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What Hurts?

Beginner Level 2 · me corté

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Don't Move!

Beginner Level 2 · se cortó · me corté

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Verbs like this one

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