mató

killed

Verb mató

Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted) preterite indicative form of matar.

Examples

Tom alegó que mató a Mary en defensa propia.

Tom claimed he killed Mary in self-defense.

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Todavía no sabemos quién le mató.

We don't know who killed him yet.

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¿Qué los mató?

What killed them?

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¿Quién la mató?

Who killed her?

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Tom nunca mató a nadie.

Tom has never killed anybody.

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Él mató a ese hombre.

He killed that man.

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Elizabeth mató a Alister a sangre fría.

Elizabeth killed Alister in cold blood.

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Mi gato mató una ardilla.

My cat killed a squirrel.

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A ella la mató su propia hermana.

She was killed by her own sister.

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La gran explosión mató a seis personas.

The huge explosion killed six people.

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