How to Say "i killed" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “i killed” is “maté” — A1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
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Simple past action (Preterite Tense)
Examples
Yo maté la araña que estaba en la cocina.
I killed the spider that was in the kitchen.
En el ajedrez, le dije 'maté' y ganó el juego.
In chess, I said 'check' and he won the game.
Simple Past (Preterite)
'Maté' is the 'I did' form of the verb 'matar'. Use it for actions that started and finished at a specific point in the past.
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