ellos mataron

killed

→ matar
mat to kill + aron 3rd-person plural preterite
verb · 3rd-person plural, past tense Uncommon #14,443
killed Can mean killed a person or animal; it does not necessarily mean murder.
SP: Mataron al mosquito.
EN: They killed the mosquito.
Conjugation of matar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First maté matamos
Second mataste —
Third mató mataron

¡Me mataron!

They killed me!

— El cuaderno de Tomy (2020)

Mataron esta cabra como sacrificio a Dios.

They killed this goat as a sacrifice to God.

Seguro que piensa que nos mataron.

He surely thinks we were killed.

— Летят журавли (1957)

Todos se mataron en solo un mes.

They all killed each other in just one month.

— El jardín de los pecadores 5: Paradoja espiral (2008)

La noticia de que mataron al presidente los sorprendió.

The news that the president had been killed surprised them.

Mataron al perro al segundo.

They killed the dog in a second.

Tranquila, hermana, por lo menos no te mataron.

Relax, sister—at least they didn't kill you.

— Cidade dos Homens (2007)

Pero hicieron algo que no debieron hacer, mataron gente.

But they did something they shouldn’t have done: they killed people.

— Bacurau (2019)

¿Lo mataron juntos?

Did they kill him together?

— La decisión de partir (2022)

¿Te mataron?

Did they kill you?

— El cuaderno de Tomy (2020)

Me mataron.

They killed me.

— El cuaderno de Tomy (2020)

Mataron juntos a mi padre.

They killed my father together.

— Pacto de sangre (1944)

Mataron al tigre.

They killed the tiger.

Mis ancestros pelearon contra ángeles y mataron gigantes.

My ancestors fought against angels and killed giants.

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

¿A cuántas personas mataron en la tienda?

How many people did they kill in the store?

¿Cómo los mataron?

How did they kill them?

Que los polis los atraparon o los mataron.

That the police caught them or killed them.

— Perros de Reserva (1992)

¡Lo mataron!

They killed him!

— Malcolm X (1992)

A Liajov y a Moroz los mataron porque eran grandes, mientras que yo no.

Lyakhov and Moroz were killed because they were big, while I wasn't.

— La infancia de Iván (1962)

El número de presas que mataron era el mismo.

The number of prey they killed was the same.

Sí, me mataron.

Yes, they killed me.

— El cuaderno de Tomy (2020)

Ellos mataron esta cabra como sacrificio a Dios.

They killed this goat as a sacrifice to God.

Ahora, ¿por qué los mataron?

Now, why were they killed?

— Guardianes Del Día (2006)

Mataron al tipo, la esposa y alguien más.

They killed the guy, his wife, and someone else.

— Pacto de sangre (1944)

¿Cómo las mataron?

How did they kill them?

Mataron al hijo de Fiodor Ivanovich.

They killed Fyodor Ivanovich's son.

— Летят журавли (1957)

¡Los mataron!

They killed them!

— Máquina de guerra (2026)

Me mataron, no lo puedo creer.

They killed me, I can’t believe it.

— El cuaderno de Tomy (2020)

A los demás los mataron.

The others were killed.