acortarverb
Acortar means to shorten in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as acorta, acortan and acortando.
- to shorten
Me lo tienen que acortar.
They have to shorten it for me.
Quiero acortar estas mangas un poco.
I want to shorten these sleeves a little.
Yo acorto la llamada para ayudar a mi madre.
I cut the call short to help my mother.
Decidimos acortar el viaje por el mal tiempo.
We decided to shorten the trip because of the bad weather.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| acorta | he, she, it | Present |
| acortan | they | Present |
| acortando | Gerund | |
| acortó | he, she, it | Preterite |
| acortado | masculine singular | Past participle |
| acortaron | they | Preterite |
| acorten | they | Present subjunctive |
| acortará | he, she, it | Future |
| acortaba | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| acortamos | we | Present or preterite |
| acorte | he, she, it | Present subjunctive |