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How to Say "you checkmate" in Spanish

The Spanish word foryou checkmateis matesA2 level.

English → SpanishA2
verbA2
Tú form, present tense (in chess)
A stylized hand reaching out to firmly pinch and extinguish a small, yellow candle flame between two fingers, symbolizing ending or killing.

Examples

Si no estudias, el examen te mates de nervios.

If you don't study, the exam will kill you with nerves. (Figurative)

¡No mates la conversación con ese comentario!

Don't kill the conversation with that comment! (Informal imperative)

Two 'Tú' Forms

The word 'mates' is used for the 'you' (tú) form in two ways: describing what you currently do ('tú mates' in the present indicative) and for wishes/uncertainty ('que tú mates' in the present subjunctive).

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