eles matassem

killed

→ matar
mat to kill + asse Imperfect subjunctive + m 3rd person plural
verb · third plural · imperfect subjunctive Rare #40,345
killed
PO: Se eles matassem o animal, seriam presos.
EN: If they killed the animal, they would be arrested.
Conjugation of matar
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First matasse —
Third matasse matassem

Não deixei que o matassem.

I didn't let them kill him.

— Era uma Vez no Oeste (1968)

Porque não quis que matassem você.

Because I didn't want them to kill you.

— Princesa Mononoke (1997)

Se não te matassem na cadeia, te matariam assim que saísse.

If they didn’t kill you in prison, they’d kill you as soon as you got out.

— Dupla Perigosa (2026)

Pus todos no trem na esperança de que se matassem.

I put them all on the train hoping they would kill each other.

— Trem-Bala (2022)