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Verb conjugation

cortarla

to cut it out (stop, cease)

Usage

A colloquial expression meaning to stop doing something annoying — "¡córtala!" is the everyday way to tell someone to knock it off, especially in the Southern Cone (Argentina, Uruguay, Chile).

Examples
  • ¡Córtala ya, me estás molestando! — Cut it out already, you're bothering me!
  • Le dije que la cortara con las bromas pesadas. — I told him to cut it out with the mean jokes.
  • ¿Podés cortarla con el ruido? Estoy tratando de estudiar. — Can you knock it off with the noise? I'm trying to study.
Common mistake

This is regional colloquial Spanish, mostly Southern Cone — outside that region, ¡para! or ¡déjalo! is more universally understood.

Simple tenses

Imperative (imperativo)

túcórtala
nosotroscortémosla
vosotroscortadla

Other

Gerund (gerundio)

cortándola

Infinitive (infinitivo)

cortarla

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Frequently asked questions

What does "cortarla" mean?

"cortarla" means "to cut it out (stop, cease)".

What is the Imperative (imperativo) of "cortarla"?

The imperative (imperativo) of "cortarla" is: tú córtala, nosotros cortémosla, vosotros cortadla.

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