No. 1,253 in Spanish
corta
"Corta" means "short" or "cuts" depending on context.
In a sentence
Ella corta las verduras para cocinar.
She cuts the vegetables to cook.
In this sentence, 'corta' is the third-person singular present tense form of the verb 'cortar', meaning 'to cut'.
La falda es muy corta para la ocasión.
The skirt is too short for the occasion.
Here, 'corta' is an adjective that means 'short', describing the length of the skirt.
El camino corta a través del bosque.
The path cuts through the forest.
In this usage, 'corta' is the third-person singular present tense form of the verb 'cortar', meaning 'to cut', but metaphorically used to describe the path going through an area.
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