Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | mato | |
| tú | matas | |
| él / ella / usted | mata | |
| nosotros / nosotras | matamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | matáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | matan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | maté | |
| tú | mataste | |
| él / ella / usted | mató | |
| nosotros / nosotras | matamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | matasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | mataron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | mataba | |
| tú | matabas | |
| él / ella / usted | mataba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | matábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | matabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | mataban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | mataré | |
| tú | matarás | |
| él / ella / usted | matará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | mataremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | mataréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | matarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | mataría | |
| tú | matarías | |
| él / ella / usted | mataría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | mataríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | mataríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | matarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | mate | |
| tú | mates | |
| él / ella / usted | mate | |
| nosotros / nosotras | matemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | matéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | maten |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to kill, slay
- to put out, extinguish (a flame or light)
- to butcher
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations