mataran

killed, were to kill

→ matar
matar to kill + an 3rd-person plural imperfect subjunctive
verb · plural · subjunctive Uncommon #22,892
killed, were to kill Often used in the past subjunctive, especially after expressions like "quería que" or in "si" clauses.
SP: El juez pidió que no mataran a nadie.
EN: The judge asked that they not kill anyone.
Conjugation of matar
Subjunctive
mataran

Que te mataran a ti también.

May they kill you too.

— Los falsificadores (2007)

No grites, ellos me mataran.

Don't shout, they'll kill me.

— 3 Idiots (2009)

Yo temía que me mataran.

I was afraid they would kill me.

Nunca sabría lo cerca que estuvo de que le mataran.

He would never know how close he came to being killed.

— Uno de los nuestros (1990)

No dejé que lo mataran.

I didn't let them kill him.

— Hasta que llegó su hora (1968)

Temía que me mataran.

I was afraid they would kill me.

El muy cabrón informó a la policía y dejó que mataran a Brown y a Blue.

The bastard informed the police and let them kill Brown and Blue.

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Fue la mañana después de que mataran a los seis hombres.

It was the morning after the six men were killed.

— Yojimbo. El mercenario (1961)

Hiciste que mataran al padre de un pequeño.

You had a little boy's father killed.

— Drive (2011)

Dijiste que mataste a tus padres porque te daba miedo que te mataran.

You said you killed your parents because you were afraid they would kill you.

— El jardín de los pecadores: Paradigma paradoja (Paradoja espiral) (2008)

Además, Walter al fin logró que lo mataran.

Furthermore, Walter finally succeeded in getting himself killed.

— Los hermanos demolición (2026)

Los puse en el tren esperando que se mataran.

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

— Bullet Train (2022)

Tom tuvo suerte de que no lo mataran.

Tom was lucky they didn't kill him.

Siento que los mataran en la guerra.

I’m sorry they were killed in the war.

— Cuentos de Tokio (1953)