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matar to kill (to cause to die); to kill; to eradicate; to destroy

matar is the #242 most common word in Portuguese, a verb. It means “to kill (to cause to die); to kill; to eradicate; to destroy” and is pronounced /maˈta(ʁ)/.

#242frequency rank
0.03%of everyday Portuguese text
Level 1Beginner 1

Forms of matar

FormWhat it isMeaning
matoI · presentI kill
mateiI · pastI killed
matadopast participlekilled
mortopast participlekilled
matarinfinitiveto kill
matarI · infinitiveto kill
mataresyou · infinitiveto kill
matarhe/she · infinitiveto kill
matarmoswe · infinitiveto kill
matardesyou (pl.) · infinitiveto kill
mataremthey · infinitiveto kill
matando-ing formkilling
mortosingular · past participlekilled
mortosplural · past participlekilled
mortasingular · past participlekilled
mortasplural · past participlekilled
matadosingular · past participlekilled
matadosplural · past participlekilled
matadasingular · past participlekilled
matadasplural · past participlekilled
matasyou · presentyou kill
matahe/she · presenthe/she kills
matamoswe · presentwe kill
mataisyou (pl.) · presentyou (pl.) kill
matamthey · presentthey kill
matavaI · imperfectI used to kill
matavasyou · imperfectyou used to kill
matavahe/she · imperfecthe/she used to kill
matávamoswe · imperfectwe used to kill
matáveisyou (pl.) · imperfectyou (pl.) used to kill
matavamthey · imperfectthey used to kill
matasteyou · pastyou killed
matouhe/she · pasthe/she killed
matamoswe · pastwe killed
matámoswe · pastwe killed
matastesyou (pl.) · pastyou (pl.) killed
mataramthey · pastthey killed
mataraI · past perfectI had killed
matarasyou · past perfectyou had killed
matarahe/she · past perfecthe/she had killed
matáramoswe · past perfectwe had killed
matáreisyou (pl.) · past perfectyou (pl.) had killed
mataramthey · past perfectthey had killed
matareiI · futureI will kill
matarásyou · futureyou will kill
mataráhe/she · futurehe/she will kill
mataremoswe · futurewe will kill
matareisyou (pl.) · futureyou (pl.) will kill

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