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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

matar

to kill; matar a saudade, to cure the longing

  • #287 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: matando
  • Past participle: matado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. eu I kill
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you kill
  3. nós we kill
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all kill

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

  1. eu I killed
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you killed
  3. nós we killed
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all killed

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

  1. eu I am going to kill
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you are going to kill
  3. nós we are going to kill
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all are going to kill

Imperfect

Pretérito Imperfeito · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. eu I used to kill
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you used to kill
  3. nós we used to kill
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all used to kill

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

  1. eu I would kill
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you would kill
  3. nós we would kill
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all would kill

Present subjunctive

Presente do Subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. eu (that) I kill
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (that) you kill
  3. nós (that) we kill
  4. vocês, eles, elas (that) you all kill

Past subjunctive

Imperfeito do Subjuntivo · “if I were”, “se …”

  1. eu (if) I killed
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (if) you killed
  3. nós (if) we killed
  4. vocês, eles, elas (if) you all killed

Future subjunctive

Futuro do Subjuntivo · “when” and “if” about the future

  1. eu (when) I kill
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (when) you kill
  3. nós (when) we kill
  4. vocês, eles, elas (when) you all kill

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você kill!
  2. vocês kill! (all of you)

How to use matar

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Esse calor mata qualquer um.

    This heat kills anyone.

  2. Past

    Ontem eu matei a saudade dos meus avós.

    Yesterday I caught up with my grandparents.

  3. Future

    Vamos matar a saudade num churrasco no domingo.

    We'll catch up at a barbecue on Sunday.

  4. Imperfect

    No colégio ele matava aula para jogar bola.

    In high school he skipped class to play soccer.

  5. Conditional

    Eu mataria por um café agora.

    I'd kill for a coffee right now.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Tomara que o veneno mate essas formigas.

    I hope the poison kills these ants.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se eu matasse mais aulas, perderia o ano.

    If I skipped more classes, I'd fail the year.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando vocês matarem a saudade, me liguem.

    When you've caught up, call me.

  9. Imperative

    Mate a sede primeiro, depois a gente conversa.

    Quench your thirst first, then we'll talk.

Good to know

  • "Matar a saudade" is to catch up with someone you missed; "matar aula" is to skip class.
  • "Foi morto" uses "morto"; with "ter" people say "tinha matado".

Where you hear matar

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 3

  • Eu mato a saudade no forno. I cure my longing in the oven.
  • Hoje eu matei a saudade do pão de queijo. Today I cured my longing for cheese bread.
  • Em janeiro, a gente vai matar a saudade da praia. In January, we're going to cure our longing for the beach.
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Intermediate Level 3 · mato

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