Polyglot Dictionary

matar

/maˈtaɾ/

verb A2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
mato
preterite (yo)
maté
past participle
matado

Meaning

  1. to kill

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

töten

töten is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to kill."

Portuguese

matar

matar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to kill."

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