tú mates

you kill, mate teas

ˈm a t e s → matar
verb · second singular · present subjunctive Uncommon #17,760
you kill Present subjunctive (tú) of "matar"; also the affirmative informal command (tú): "kill!"
SP: No quiero que mates a nadie.
EN: I don't want you to kill anyone.
Conjugation of matar
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First mato matamos
Second mates —
Third mata matan

No te mates haciendo cosas estúpidas, ¡solo vete!

Don't kill yourself doing stupid things—just go!

— El Extraño (2016)

Por favor, no me mates.

Please don't kill me.

No dispares, por favor, no me mates.

Don't shoot, please don't kill me.

— Hermano (1997)

No quiero que mates a Tom.

I don't want you to kill Tom.

Incluso que me mates.

Even if you kill me.

— Rashomon (1950)

No me mates, por favor.

Please don't kill me.

— Jungla de cristal (1988)

Tom quiere que mates a Mary.

Tom wants you to kill Mary.

No lo mates.

Don't kill him.

— Yojimbo. El mercenario (1961)

No mates al ganso de los huevos de oro.

Don't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.

No dejaré que la mates.

I won't let you kill her.

— Todo a la vez en todas partes (2022)

No me mates, Teddy.

Don't kill me, Teddy.

— Bugonia (2025)

Todo el mundo quiere que los mates.

Everyone wants you to kill them.

— El prisionero de las montañas (1996)

No te mates.

Don't kill yourself.

— ¡Vivir! (1994)

Por favor no me mates.

Please don't kill me.

Lo que sea que hagas, no mates a mis palomas.

Whatever you do, don't kill my pigeons.

— Acantilado rojo (2008)

Queremos que mates a dos personas.

We want you to kill two people.

— Kung Fu Sion (2004)

No lo mates, ya ha entendido.

Don't kill him, he already understands.

— Ciudad de Dios (2002)

No me mates.

Don't kill me.

— Jungla de cristal (1988)

No mates a la gallina de los huevos de oro.

Don't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.

noun · masculine plural Rare #35,703
mate teas A traditional South American herbal drink.
SP: En la tienda venden mates de diferentes sabores.
EN: They sell different-flavored mate teas at the store.

Se me dan bien las mates.

I'm good at math.

— State and Main (2000)

Yo estudio mates mucho más que tú.

I study math much more than you do.

Tú eres buena en mi clase, pero mala en mates, ¿no?

You're good in my class, but bad at math, aren't you?

— La ola (2008)

Deme chance, mañana tengo final de mates.

Give me a break, I have my math final tomorrow.

— Amores perros (2000)

Tengo mates después del recreo.

I have math after recess.

A Tom no le gustan las mates.

Tom doesn't like math.

Tom no es bueno con las mates.

Tom isn't good at math.

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