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eles matassem

kill

→ matar
mat to kill + asse Imperfect subjunctive + m third-person plural (they)
verb · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Rare #37,773
kill Used in a subjunctive clause, often after expressions of wanting, fearing, or preventing something.
PO: Eu não queria que eles matassem o animal.
EN: I didn't want them to kill the animal.
Conjugation of matar
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First matasse —
Third matasse matassem

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)

Porque não quis que matassem você.

Because I didn't want them to kill you.

— Princesa Mononoke (1997)

Se eles estavam tentando roubar o dinheiro, por que ele mandou que me matassem?

If they were trying to steal the money, why did he order them to kill me?

Não deixei que o matassem.

I didn't let them kill him.

— Era uma Vez no Oeste (1968)

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)