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yo cortaba

was cutting, used to cut

→ cortar
cort cut + aba imperfect indicative/subjunctive: 1st-person singular or 3rd-person singular
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Rare #43,299
was cutting, used to cut Imperfect tense (past), describing an ongoing action or a habitual action in the past.
SP: Cuando llegaste, yo cortaba verduras para la cena.
EN: When you arrived, I was cutting vegetables for dinner.
Conjugation of cortar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First cortaba —
Third cortaba —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First cortaba —
Third cortaba cortaran

Y en efecto, lo cortaba.

And indeed, it was cutting it.

— El hoyo (2019)

Lo cortaba en casa de Sandy.

He cut it at Sandy's house.

— Uno de los nuestros (1990)

El viento frío le cortaba la cara mientras caminaba hacia la estación.

The cold wind cut into his face as he walked towards the station.

Y les cortaba la cabeza.

And he cut off their heads.

— Impacto (1981)

Lo sé, pero mi madre me dijo que como estudiara música, me cortaba el cuello.

I know, but my mother told me that if I studied music, she’d slit my throat.

— El médico de Budapest (2020)