matar

to kill, slay

1–500 #139

Meanings

verb

  1. to kill, slay
  2. to put out, extinguish (a flame or light)
  3. to butcher
  4. to injure, damage
  5. to fatigue, exhaust, tire out
  6. to dull (render dim or obscure; to sully; to tarnish)
  7. to round off
  8. to ruin
  9. colloquial to kill (to annoy)
  10. colloquial to kill (to get mad at)
  11. colloquial to kill (to amaze, exceed, stun)
  12. colloquial to beat (to be better than)
  13. to postmark
  14. reflexive to kill oneself, to commit suicide
  15. reflexive to be killed, to meet one’s death
  16. reflexive to become galled, to become chafed, to get sores (said of horses)
  17. reflexive to wear oneself out

Conjugation

Gerund matando · past participle matado

Indicative

presentimperfectpreteritefutureconditional
yomatomatabamatématarémataría
túmatasmatabasmatastematarásmatarías
vosmatásmatabasmatastematarásmatarías
él, ella, ustedmatamatabamatómatarámataría
nosotrosmatamosmatábamosmatamosmataremosmataríamos
vosotrosmatáismatabaismatasteismataréismataríais
ellos, ellas, ustedesmatanmatabanmataronmataránmatarían

Subjunctive

presentimperfect (-ra)imperfect (-se)future
yomatemataramatasematare
túmatesmatarasmatasesmatares
vosmatésmatarasmatasesmatares
él, ella, ustedmatemataramatasematare
nosotrosmatemosmatáramosmatásemosmatáremos
vosotrosmatéismataraismataseismatareis
ellos, ellas, ustedesmatenmataranmatasenmataren

Imperative

affirmativenegative
túmatano mates
vosmatá
ustedmateno mate
nosotrosmatemosno matemos
vosotrosmatadno matéis
ustedesmatenno maten

In sentences

Maté a Dios. I killed God. #811616

¡Te matarán! You’ll be killed! #1120307

¡Le matarán! You’ll be killed! #1144012

¿La mataste? Did you kill her? #4030124

No me mates. Don't kill me. #4587221

Yo los maté. I killed them. #6018439

Los mataste. You killed them. #12904255

¡Les matarán! You’ll be killed! #1144016