matar
Asturian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Most likely from Latin mactāre, present active infinitive of mactō (through a Vulgar Latin root *mattāre). Alternatively, possibly from Vulgar Latin *mattāre, from Late Latin mattus (“drunk, intoxicated”), related to madidus.
Verb[edit]
matar (first-person singular indicative present mato, past participle matáu)
- to kill
Conjugation[edit]
infinitive | matar | ||||||
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gerund | matando | ||||||
past participle | m matáu, f matada, n matao, m pl mataos, f pl mataes | ||||||
person | first singular yo |
second singular tu |
third singular él/elli |
first plural nosotros/nós |
second plural vosotros/vós |
third plural ellos |
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indicative | present | mato | mates | mata | matamos | matáis | maten |
imperfect | mataba | matabes | mataba | matábemos, matábamos | matabeis, matabais | mataben | |
preterite | maté | matasti, matesti | mató | matemos | matastis, matestis | mataron | |
pluperfect | matare, matara | matares, mataras | matare, matara | matáremos, matáramos | matareis, matarais | mataren, mataran | |
future | mataré | matarás | matará | mataremos | mataréis | matarán | |
conditional | mataría | mataríes | mataría | mataríemos, mataríamos | mataríeis, mataríais | mataríen | |
subjunctive | present | mate | mates, matas | mate | matemos | matéis | maten, matan |
imperfect | matare, matara | matares, mataras | matare, matara | matáremos, matáramos | matareis, matarais | mataren, mataran | |
imperative | — | mata | — | — | matái | — |
Related terms[edit]
Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Most likely from Latin mactāre, present active infinitive of mactō (through a Vulgar Latin root *mattāre). Alternatively, possibly from Vulgar Latin *mattāre, from Late Latin mattus (“drunk, intoxicated”), related to madidus.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
Verb[edit]
matar (first-person singular present mato, past participle matat)
- to kill
Conjugation[edit]
as cantar except for past participle (matat or mort)
infinitive | matar | ||||||
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present participle | matant | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | matat | matada | |||||
plural | matats | matades | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès |
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present | mato | mates | mata | matem | mateu | maten | |
imperfect | matava | mataves | matava | matàvem | matàveu | mataven | |
future | mataré | mataràs | matarà | matarem | matareu | mataran | |
preterite | matí | matares | matà | matàrem | matàreu | mataren | |
conditional | mataria | mataries | mataria | mataríem | mataríeu | matarien | |
subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès |
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present | mati | matis | mati | matem | mateu | matin | |
imperfect | matés | matessis | matés | matéssim | matéssiu | matessin | |
imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós |
vostès | |
— | mata | mati | matem | mateu | matin |
Synonyms[edit]
References[edit]
- Institut d’Estudis Catalans (1995). Diccionari de la llengua catalana (4th edition). →ISBN.
Galician[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Portuguese matar, most likely from Latin mactāre, present active infinitive of mactō (through a Vulgar Latin root *mattāre). Alternatively, possibly from Vulgar Latin *mattāre, from Late Latin mattus (“drunk, intoxicated”), related to madidus.
Verb[edit]
matar (first-person singular present mato, first-person singular preterite matei, past participle matado)
- to kill
- first-person and third-person singular future subjunctive of matar
- first-person and third-person singular personal infinitive of matar
Conjugation[edit]
infinitive | matar | ||||||
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gerund | matando | ||||||
past participle | singular | plural | |||||
masculine | matado | matados | |||||
feminine | matada | matadas | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | eu | ti | el / ela / Vde. | nós | vós | eles / elas / Vdes. | |
present | mato | matas | mata | matamos | matades | matan | |
imperfect | mataba | matabas | mataba | matabamos | matabades | mataban | |
preterite | matei | mataches | matou | matamos | matastes | mataron | |
pluperfect | matara | mataras | matara | mataramos | matarades | mataran | |
future | matarei | matarás | matará | mataremos | mataredes | matarán | |
conditional | mataría | matarías | mataría | matariamos | matariades | matarían | |
subjunctive | eu | ti | el / ela / Vde. | nós | vós | eles / elas / Vdes. | |
present | mate | mates | mate | matemos | matedes | maten | |
preterite | matase | matases | matase | matásemos | matásedes | matasen | |
future | matar | matares | matar | matarmos | matardes | mataren | |
imperative | — | ti | Vde. | nós | vós | Vdes. | |
affirmative | — | mata | mate | matemos | matade | maten | |
negative | — | mates | mate | matemos | matedes | maten | |
personal infinitive | eu | ti | el / ela / Vde. | nós | vós | eles / elas / Vdes. | |
matar | matares | matar | matarmos | matardes | mataren |
Portuguese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Portuguese matar, probably from Latin mactāre (through Vulgar Latin *mattāre). The development of -ct- would be irregular, however. Hence possibly derived from or influenced by Late Latin mattus (“drunk, intoxicated”), related to madidus. Another possibility is an influence by Arabic مَاتَ (māta, “to die”).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
matar (first-person singular present indicative mato, short past participle morto, long past participle matado)
- to kill (to cause to die)
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Matou-lhe a tiros!
- He shot him dead!
- (literally, “[He] killed him with gunshots!”)
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A geada matará a plantação.
- The frost will kill the crop.
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Ela matou-se com a faca.
- She killed herself with the knife.
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- (figuratively, transitive) to kill; to eradicate; to destroy
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Matou-lhe as esperanças
- He killed his hopes.
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- (figuratively, informal, transitive) to kill (to cause extreme pain, distress or exhaustion in)
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Minhas pernas estão me matando
- My legs are killing me!
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Essas palavras matam!
- These words kill!
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- (transitive) to kill (to write a story that conveys the death of)
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Hobbes matara o positivismo acerca da revolução.
- Hobbes had killed the positivism surrounding the revolution.
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- (figuratively, transitive) to satisfy, to satiate, to quench (to fulfil an emotional or physiological need)
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Antes de matar meu desejo de caminhar, preciso matar minha sede.
- Before I satisfy my desire to walk, I need to quench my thirst.
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- (figuratively, takes a reflexive pronoun) to break one's back (to make a great effort)
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O homem se matava para sustentar a família.
- The man broke his back providing for his family.
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- (colloquial, transitive) to spend [a period of time] doing unimportant things
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A escola ficou fechada hoje; tive o dia inteiro para matar.
- School was closed today; I had the entire day to goof around.
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- (Brazil, slang, transitive) to skip (not to be present in a class)
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Os alunos mataram a aula de geografia.
- The students skipped geography class.
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- (informal, transitive) to solve (to find the solution to a mystery)
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Finalmente matei a charada.
- I have finally solved the riddle.
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- (Brazil, slang, transitive) to consume something entirely (especially an alcoholic drink); to knock down
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Matamos uns cascos para relaxar.
- We knocked down a few forties to relax.
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- (sports, transitive) to stop a moving ball
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Passei de longe para o atacante, que matou a bola no peito.
- I passed the ball to the striker from a distance; he then stopped it with his chest.
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- (cue sports, transitive) to pocket (to cause a ball to go into one of the pockets of the table)
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Ela sempre mata duas ou três bolas na primeira tacada.
- She always pockets two or three balls with the first strike.
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Conjugation[edit]
Notes:[edit]
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Singular | Plural | |||||
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First-person (eu) |
Second-person (tu) |
Third-person (ele / ela / você) |
First-person (nós) |
Second-person (vós) |
Third-person (eles / elas / vocês) |
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Infinitive | ||||||
Impersonal | matar | |||||
Personal | matar | matares | matar | matarmos | matardes | matarem |
Gerund | ||||||
matando | ||||||
Short past participle[1] | ||||||
Masculine | morto | mortos | ||||
Feminine | morta | mortas | ||||
Long past participle[2] | ||||||
Masculine | matado | matados | ||||
Feminine | matada | matadas | ||||
Indicative | ||||||
Present | mato | matas | mata | matamos | matais | matam |
Imperfect | matava | matavas | matava | matávamos | matáveis | matavam |
Preterite | matei | mataste | matou | matamos matámos |
matastes | mataram |
Pluperfect | matara | mataras | matara | matáramos | matáreis | mataram |
Future | matarei | matarás | matará | mataremos | matareis | matarão |
Conditional | ||||||
mataria | matarias | mataria | mataríamos | mataríeis | matariam | |
Subjunctive | ||||||
Present | mate | mates | mate | matemos | mateis | matem |
Imperfect | matasse | matasses | matasse | matássemos | matásseis | matassem |
Future | matar | matares | matar | matarmos | matardes | matarem |
Imperative | ||||||
Affirmative | - | mata | mate | matemos | matai | matem |
Negative (não) | - | mates | mate | matemos | mateis | matem |
Quotations[edit]
For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:matar.
Synonyms[edit]
- (to kill): assassinar
- (to destroy): erradicar, destruir, acabar com
- (to cause extreme pain, distress or exhaustion): acabar com, detonar, quebrar, arrebentar
- (to satiate): saciar, satisfazer
- (to break one’s back): arrebentar-se
- (to spend a period of time doing unimportant things): passar
- (to skip class): faltar
- (to solve): resolver, solucionar
- (to stop): parar
- (to pocket): encaçapar
- (to commit suicide): suicidar
References[edit]
- ^ 1932, Antenor Nascentes, Dicionário etimológico da língua portuguesa.
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unknown, most likely from Latin mactāre, present active infinitive of mactō (through a Vulgar Latin root *mattāre). Alternatively, possibly from Vulgar Latin *mattare, from Late Latin mattus (“drunk, intoxicated”), related to madidus. Compare Portuguese and Catalan matar, archaic Italian mattare. Cf. also Italian ammazzare, Spanish mazar.
Verb[edit]
matar (first-person singular present mato, first-person singular preterite maté, past participle matado)
Conjugation[edit]
infinitive | matar | ||||||
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gerund | matando | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | matado | matada | |||||
plural | matados | matadas | |||||
singular | plural | ||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
indicative | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes |
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present | mato | matastú matásvos |
mata | matamos | matáis | matan | |
imperfect | mataba | matabas | mataba | matábamos | matabais | mataban | |
preterite | maté | mataste | mató | matamos | matasteis | mataron | |
future | mataré | matarás | matará | mataremos | mataréis | matarán | |
conditional | mataría | matarías | mataría | mataríamos | mataríais | matarían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes |
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present | mate | matestú matésvos2 |
mate | matemos | matéis | maten | |
imperfect (ra) |
matara | mataras | matara | matáramos | matarais | mataran | |
imperfect (se) |
matase | matases | matase | matásemos | mataseis | matasen | |
future1 | matare | matares | matare | matáremos | matareis | mataren | |
imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
affirmative | matatú matávos |
mate | matemos | matad | maten | ||
negative | no mates | no mate | no matemos | no matéis | no maten |
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Derived terms[edit]
- mataburros m
- matadero m
- matador adj, m
- matamoros adj
- Matamoros
Related terms[edit]
Swedish[edit]
Verb[edit]
matar
- present tense of mata.
- Asturian terms inherited from Latin
- Asturian terms derived from Latin
- Asturian terms inherited from Vulgar Latin
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- Asturian lemmas
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- Galician terms inherited from Old Portuguese
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- Galician verbs ending in -ar
- gl:Death
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- Brazilian Portuguese
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- pt:Sports
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