matarle

kill him, kill her

→ matar

matar to kill + le his/her/your (formal), used to show whose body part is affected; Spanish often uses the definite article instead of a possessive

verb Uncommon #20,562

kill him, kill her Includes the object pronoun “le” (“to him/her/you formal”). In many places you may also hear “matarlo/matarla” instead.

SP: No quiero matarle.

EN: I don't want to kill him/her.

Conjugation of matar

	Singular	Plural
First	—	matarnos

matar matarme matarte matarlo matarlos matarlamatarlematarse matarlas

Indicative present

	Singular	Plural
First	mato	matamos
Second	matas	—
Third	mata	matan

Subjunctive present

	Singular	Plural
First	mato	matamos
Second	mates	—
Third	mata	matan

Imperative

	Singular	Plural
First	—	matemos
Second	mata	mataros
Third	mate	maten

Past

matado

Conditional

	Singular	Plural
First	mataría	—
Third	mataría	matarían

Indicative past

	Singular	Plural
First	maté	matamos
Second	mataste	—
Third	mató	mataron

Indicative future

	Singular	Plural
First	mataré	mataremos
Second	matarás	—
Third	matará	matarán

Subjunctive future

	Singular	Plural
First	mataré	mataremos
Second	matarás	—
Third	matará	matarán

Present

matando

Subjunctive

mataran

Subjunctive past

	Singular	Plural
Third	matara	—

Indicative imperfect

	Singular	Plural
First	mataba	—
Third	mataba	mataban

Subjunctive imperfect

	Singular	Plural
First	mataba	—
Third	mataba	mataban

Voy a matarle.

I'm going to kill him.

— Atlantis: El imperio perdido (2001)

Lo de matarle.

The thing about killing him.

— El regreso (2003)

Encontraría la manera de llevármela sin tener que matarle.

I would find a way to take her away without having to kill him.

— Rashomon (1950)

E intentaron matarle.

And they tried to kill him.

— Hasta que llegó su hora (1968)

No sabía si matarle o no.

I didn't know whether to kill him or not.

— Rashomon (1950)

Matarle.

Kill him.

— Aguirre, la cólera de Dios (1972)

Alguien quiso matarle a usted.

Someone tried to kill you.

No quiero matarle, nunca he querido.

I don't want to kill him, I never have.

— Perdición (1944)

Vamos a matarle.

We're going to kill him.

— Uno de los nuestros (1990)

Pero no pretendo matarle.

But I do not intend to kill him.

— La maldición de la flor dorada (2006)

Alguien quería matarle a usted.

Someone wanted to kill you.

Y te vi matarle.

And I saw you kill him.

— Zeta (2026)

No, ya no puedo matarle.

No, I can't kill him anymore.

— El paciente inglés (1996)

No quería matarle de manera sucia.

I didn't want to kill him dishonorably.

— Rashomon (1950)

Entonces, ¿por qué Yem intentó matarle a usted en Shanghái?

So, why did Yem try to kill you in Shanghai?

— Asesinos (2015)

Iba a matarle.

I was going to kill him.

— El paciente inglés (1996)