Spanish
Etymology
From a- + cortar (“to cut”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /akoɾˈtaɾ/ [a.koɾˈt̪aɾ]
Verb
acortar (first-person singular present acorto, first-person singular preterite acorté, past participle acortado)
- (transitive) to shorten
- (transitive) to cut short, curtail
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- (reflexive) to shorten (to become shorter)
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of acortar
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive acortar
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dative
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acortarme
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acortarte
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acortarle, acortarse
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acortarnos
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acortaros
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acortarles, acortarse
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accusative
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acortarme
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acortarte
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acortarlo, acortarla, acortarse
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acortarnos
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acortaros
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acortarlos, acortarlas, acortarse
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with gerund acortando
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dative
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acortándome
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acortándote
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acortándole, acortándose
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acortándonos
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acortándoos
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acortándoles, acortándose
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accusative
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acortándome
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acortándote
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acortándolo, acortándola, acortándose
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acortándonos
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acortándoos
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acortándolos, acortándolas, acortándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative acorta
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dative
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acórtame
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acórtate
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acórtale
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acórtanos
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not used
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acórtales
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accusative
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acórtame
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acórtate
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acórtalo, acórtala
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acórtanos
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not used
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acórtalos, acórtalas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative acortá
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dative
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acortame
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acortate
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acortale
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acortanos
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not used
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acortales
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accusative
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acortame
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acortate
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acortalo, acortala
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acortanos
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not used
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acortalos, acortalas
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with formal second-person singular imperative acorte
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dative
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acórteme
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not used
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acórtele, acórtese
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acórtenos
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not used
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acórteles
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accusative
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acórteme
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not used
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acórtelo, acórtela, acórtese
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acórtenos
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not used
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acórtelos, acórtelas
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with first-person plural imperative acortemos
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dative
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not used
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acortémoste
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acortémosle
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acortémonos
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acortémoos
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acortémosles
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accusative
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not used
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acortémoste
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acortémoslo, acortémosla
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acortémonos
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acortémoos
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acortémoslos, acortémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative acortad
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dative
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acortadme
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not used
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acortadle
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acortadnos
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acortaos
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acortadles
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accusative
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acortadme
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not used
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acortadlo, acortadla
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acortadnos
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acortaos
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acortadlos, acortadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative acorten
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dative
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acórtenme
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not used
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acórtenle
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acórtennos
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not used
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acórtenles, acórtense
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accusative
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acórtenme
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not used
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acórtenlo, acórtenla
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acórtennos
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not used
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acórtenlos, acórtenlas, acórtense
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Derived terms
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