o mataram

killed him

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killed him The pronoun “o” means “him” or “it.” “Mataram” is the past tense of “matar” with an implied subject such as “they” or “you all,” so the full phrase can mean “they killed him” or “you all killed him,” depending on context.
PO: Os soldados o mataram durante a batalha.
EN: The soldiers killed him during the battle.

Eles o mataram assim que ele levantou a cabeça na trincheira.

They killed him as soon as he raised his head in the trench.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Por quê o monstro matou a menina, e por que eles o mataram depois disso?

Why did the monster kill the girl, and why did they kill it afterward?

— O Espírito da Colméia (1973)

Eles não o mataram.

They didn't kill him.

— Incêndios (2010)

Não gostavam dele, então o mataram.

They didn’t like him, so they killed him.

— Questão de Honra (1992)

E então o mataram.

And then they killed him.

— Guardiões da Noite (2004)

Vocês dois o mataram juntos?

Did you two kill him together?

— Decisão de Partir (2022)

Vocês o mataram!

You killed him!

— Pinte de Açafrão (2006)

Vocês o mataram?

Did you kill him?

— Pecadores (2025)

Ele os denunciou durante anos até que o mataram.

He denounced them for years until they killed him.

— Conflito das Águas (2011)

Eles não o mataram, e a menina tampouco.

They didn't kill him, and neither did the girl.

— O Espírito da Colméia (1973)

O mataram.

They killed him.

— Pacto de Sangue (1944)

Acho que o mataram também.

I think they killed him too.

— A Infância de Ivan (1962)