How to Say "would kill" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “would kill” is “mataría” — B1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
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Hypothetical action
Examples
Yo nunca mataría un animal por deporte.
I would never kill an animal for sport.
Él dice que mataría por un pedazo de ese pastel.
He says he would kill for a piece of that cake. (Figurative exaggeration)
Si ella viniera, ¿él la mataría?
If she came, would he kill her?
The Conditional Tense
The '-ría' ending tells you this action is hypothetical, meaning it 'would' happen under certain conditions. It's used for imagining what might be.
Who is Doing the Action?
In Spanish, 'mataría' can mean 'I would kill,' 'he/she/it would kill,' or the formal 'you would kill' (usted). Context usually makes the subject clear.
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