recortasteis

Recortasteis is the Spanish verb form used in the second-person plural, vosotros, preterite of the verb recortar. It indicates that you all cut, cropped, or trimmed something in the past. This form is characteristic of Spain and is not commonly used in most of Latin America, where ustedes would be used with the corresponding preterite form recortaron.

Grammatical notes: Recortasteis is formed by adding the preterite ending -asteis to the stem recort- (the stem from recortar, an -ar verb). It follows the regular -ar verb conjugation pattern in the preterite for vosotros. In countries that do not use vosotros, the past tense for ustedes is recortaron.

Meanings and usage: Recortar has multiple senses depending on context. It can mean to cut with scissors or a knife, to crop or trim a photograph or video, to reduce or pare down something (such as costs or time), or to extract a section of text. The exact translation of recortasteis therefore depends on what was cut or trimmed in the past.

Examples: Ayer recortasteis el informe para eliminar información irrelevante. Ayer recortasteis la foto para que encajara en la plantilla. En el presupuesto, ustedes recortaron gastos para ajustarse al límite.

Related forms: In Latin America the corresponding form for ustedes is recortaron, and the imperfect vosostros form is recortabais. The root verb is recortar, derived from cortar with the prefix re- in its sense of making a shorter version.