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cercenar

Level C1

Meaning

to curtail, to cut back

Example

La reforma cercenó derechos que costó décadas ganar.

The reform curtailed rights that took decades to win.

A way to remember it

Sounds like "sir, sen-ar": picture a stern sir snipping the budget back. Not cercar "to fence in".

Word forms

Conjugation
present
I
cerceno
you (sg.)
cercenas
he, she
cercena
we
cercenamos
you (pl.)
cercenáis
they
cercenan
simple past
I
cercené
you (sg.)
cercenaste
he, she
cercenó
we
cercenamos
you (pl.)
cercenasteis
they
cercenaron
imperfect
I
cercenaba
you (sg.)
cercenabas
he, she
cercenaba
we
cercenábamos
you (pl.)
cercenabais
they
cercenaban
imperative
you (sg.)
cercena
we
cercenemos
you (pl.)
cercenad
future
I
cercenaré
you (sg.)
cercenarás
he, she
cercenará
we
cercenaremos
you (pl.)
cercenaréis
they
cercenarán
conditional
I
cercenaría
you (sg.)
cercenarías
he, she
cercenaría
we
cercenaríamos
you (pl.)
cercenaríais
they
cercenarían
present subjunctive
I
cercene
you (sg.)
cercenes
he, she
cercene
we
cercenemos
you (pl.)
cercenéis
they
cercenen
imperfect subjunctive
I
cercenara / cercenase
you (sg.)
cercenaras / cercenases
he, she
cercenara / cercenase
we
cercenáramos / cercenásemos
you (pl.)
cercenarais / cercenaseis
they
cercenaran / cercenasen

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