cortarlo

to cut it

→ cortar
cortar to cut + lo him/it object pronoun
verb Rare #37,920
to cut it The ending -lo means “it” or “him,” depending on what it refers to.
SP: Voy a cortarlo con cuidado.
EN: I'm going to cut it carefully.
Conjugation of cortar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First corto cortamos
Second cortas —
Third corta cortan
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First corto cortamos
Second cortas —
Third corta cortan
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second corta —
Third corte corten
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First corté cortamos
Second cortaste —
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

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.

Que todos vean el pastel antes de cortarlo.

Let everyone see the cake before cutting it.

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.

No necesitas cortarlo, solo lo sabes.

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

— Bugonia (2025)

¡Ha de cortarlo!

You must cut it!

— El Paciente Inglés (1996)

Vas a cortarlo con un cuchillo?

Are you going to cut it with a knife?

— El agente secreto (2025)

¿Nos has visto los ovarios al cortarlo?

Did you see our ovaries when you cut it?

— Audición (2000)

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)