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matar

"matar" means "to kill, slay" in Spanish. It is number 538 on the frequency list, in A1 (verb).

Meaning

to kill, slay; to put out, extinguish; to butcher

IPA

/maˈtaɾ/

Forms in this course

mató, matado, matarme, mata, maté, mataron

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Me quieren matar.
  They want to kill me.
  Tatoeba: marcelostockle / CK
• Te podría matar.
  I could kill you.
  Tatoeba: cueyayotl / CM
• Lo podría matar.
  I could kill you.
  Tatoeba: cueyayotl / CM

Learned together

In the course, "matar" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• quedar to be, to end up
• dormir to sleep
• conseguir to achieve, succeed in, reach,…
• perder to lose
• llevar to take somewhere
• poner to put, to place
• acabar to finish
• probar to prove
• durar to last

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