cortarlo

cut it

→ cortar
cortar to cut + lo him/it object pronoun
verb Rare #35,193
cut it “-lo” is a direct object pronoun meaning “it” (masculine; also used for “you” in formal address).
SP: Necesito cortarlo antes de cocinarlo.
EN: I need to cut it before cooking it.
Conjugation of cortar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First corto cortamos
Second cortas —
Third corta cortan
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First corto cortamos
Second cortes —
Third corta cortan
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second corta —
Third corte corten
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First corté cortamos
Third cortó cortaron
Past
Present
Indicative future
SingularPlural
First cortaré cortaremos
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First cortaré cortaremos
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First cortaba —
Third cortaba —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First cortaba —
Third cortaba cortaran

Tarda años en crecer un árbol, y sin embargo tarda segundos en cortarlo.

It takes years for a tree to grow, yet it takes seconds to cut it down.

Vas a cortarlo con un cuchillo?

Are you going to cut it with a knife?

— El agente secreto (2025)

Y no podrás cortarlo, ni con mil espadas.

And you won't be able to cut it, not even with a thousand swords.

— La princesa prometida (1987)

Que todos vean el pastel antes de cortarlo.

Let everyone see the cake before cutting it.

No necesitas cortarlo, solo lo sabes.

You don't need to cut it, you just know it.

— Bugonia (2025)

El árbol del jardín lleva muerto todo el invierno y hay que cortarlo.

The tree in the garden has been dead all winter and it needs to be cut down.

No tengo un cuchillo con que cortarlo.

I don't have a knife to cut it with.