matar

/maˈtaɾ/, [maˈt̪aɾ]

kill

Gerund: matando

Past Participles

	Masculine	Feminine
Singular	matado	matada
Plural	matados	matadas

Indicative

	Present	Imperfect	Preterite	Future	Conditional
yo	mato	mataba	maté	mataré	mataría
tú	matas	matabas	mataste	matarás	matarías
él/ella/Ud.	mata	mataba	mató	matará	mataría
nosotros	matamos	matábamos	matamos	mataremos	mataríamos
vosotros	matáis	matabais	matasteis	mataréis	mataríais
ellos/ellas/Uds.	matan	mataban	mataron	matarán	matarían
vos	matás	matabas	mataste	matarás	matarías

Subjunctive

	Present	Imperfect (ra)	Imperfect (se)	Future
yo	mate	matara	matase	matare
tú	mates	mataras	matases	matares
él/ella/Ud.	mate	matara	matase	matare
nosotros	matemos	matáramos	matásemos	matáremos
vosotros	matéis	matarais	mataseis	matareis
ellos/ellas/Uds.	maten	mataran	matasen	mataren
vos	matés	mataras	matases	matares

Imperative

Examples

Mi madre me va a matar.

My mother's going to kill me.

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No pude matar a Tom.

I couldn't kill Tom.

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Matar a tu esposo es una manera de terminar un matrimonio. Sin embargo, es mal visto.

Killing your spouse is one way to end a marriage. However, it's frowned upon.

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Los podría matar.

I could kill them.

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Matar elefantes, tigres y otras especies en peligro no solo es cruel, también es ilegal.

Murdering elephants, tigers and other endangered species is not just cruel; it's also illegal.

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La podría matar.

I could kill you.

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Intentaré matar dos pájaros de un tiro y comprarle a mi mujer un regalo de aniversario durante mi viaje de negocios a los Estados Unidos.

I'll try to kill two birds with one stone and get my wife an anniversary present during my business trip to the States.

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Toma algunas galletas para matar el gusanillo hasta la cena.

She had some cookies to stay her hunger until dinner.

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Te voy a matar.

I'll kill you.

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Mi esposa me va a matar.

My wife's going to kill me.

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