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mater

to tame

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Conjugation of mater

Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Present tense
je mate
I tame
tu mates
you tame
il/elle/on mate
he/she/it tames
nous matons
we tame
vous matez
you all tame
ils/elles matent
they tame
Present perfect tense
j’ai maté
I tamed
tu as maté
you tamed
il/elle/on a maté
he/she/it tamed
nous avons maté
we tamed
vous avez maté
you all tamed
ils/elles ont maté
they tamed
Past impf. tense
je matais
I was taming
tu matais
you were taming
il/elle/on matait
he/she/it was taming
nous mations
we were taming
vous matiez
you all were taming
ils/elles mataient
they were taming
Future tense
je materai
I will tame
tu materas
you will tame
il/elle/on matera
he/she/it will tame
nous materons
we will tame
vous materez
you all will tame
ils/elles materont
they will tame
Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Past perfect tense
j’avais maté
I had tamed
tu avais maté
you had tamed
il/elle/on avait maté
he/she/it had tamed
nous avions maté
we had tamed
vous aviez maté
you all had tamed
ils/elles avaient maté
they had tamed
Past preterite tense
je matai
I tamed
tu matas
you tamed
il/elle/on mata
he/she/it tamed
nous matâmes
we tamed
vous matâtes
you all tamed
ils/elles matèrent
they tamed
Past anterior tense
j’eus maté
I had tamed
tu eus maté
you had tamed
il/elle/on eut maté
he/she/it had tamed
nous eûmes maté
we had tamed
vous eûtes maté
you all had tamed
ils/elles eurent maté
they had tamed
Future perfect tense
j’aurai maté
I will have tamed
tu auras maté
you will have tamed
il/elle/on aura maté
he/she/it will have tamed
nous aurons maté
we will have tamed
vous aurez maté
you all will have tamed
ils/elles auront maté
they will have tamed
Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Present subjunctive tense
que je mate
that I tame
que tu mates
that you tame
qu’il/elle/on mate
that he/she/it tame
que nous mations
that we tame
que vous matiez
that you all tame
qu’ils/elles matent
that they tame
Present perf. subjunctive tense
que j’aie maté
that I have tamed
que tu aies maté
that you have tamed
qu’il/elle/on ait maté
that he/she/it have tamed
que nous ayons maté
that we have tamed
que vous ayez maté
that you all have tamed
qu’ils/elles aient maté
that they have tamed
Imperfect subjunctive tense
que je matasse
that I would tame
que tu matasses
that you would tame
qu’il/elle/on matât
that he/she/it would tame
que nous matassions
that we would tame
que vous matassiez
that you all would tame
qu’ils/elles matassent
that they would tame
Past perfect subjunctive tense
que j’eusse maté
that I had tamed
que tu eusses maté
that you had tamed
qu’il/elle/on eût maté
that he/she/it had tamed
que nous eussions maté
that we had tamed
que vous eussiez maté
that you all had tamed
qu’ils/elles eussent maté
that they had tamed
Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Conditional mood
je materais
I would tame
tu materais
you would tame
il/elle/on materait
he/she/it would tame
nous materions
we would tame
vous materiez
you all would tame
ils/elles materaient
they would tame
Conditional perfect tense
j’aurais maté
I would have tamed
tu aurais maté
you would have tamed
il/elle/on aurait maté
he/she/it would have tamed
nous aurions maté
we would have tamed
vous auriez maté
you all would have tamed
ils/elles auraient maté
they would have tamed
Imperative mood
-
mate
tame!
-
matons
let's tame!
matez
tame!
-
Past perfect imperative mood
-
aie maté
have tamed
-
ayons maté
let's have tamed
ayez maté
have tamed
-

Examples of mater

Faut la mater, ta jument.

You oughta tame that little mare of yours.

Fred était un pêcheur, il aurait su mater ces requins femelles.

I thought Fred could tame them. He was a fisherman, and I've got a busload of man-eating sharks.

Il a dit qu'il te tuerait s'il n'arrivait pas à te mater.

He said he'd kill you if he couldn't tame you.

Il souhaite te mater.

He wants to tame.

Je vous ai engagés pour mater ces chevaux.

I've hired you to tame them.

Mais j'ai été aumônier d'une colonie pénitentiaire, et j'en ai maté d'autres!

But I was the chaplain at a reformatory. I've tamed others, believe me!

regarde l'aigle romain, la moitié du monde dans ses serres, maté par une femme.

Look at the Roman eagle with half the world in his claws... tamed by a woman.

rentrerait à la maison maté.

He would return home, tamed.

Il va falloir que je te mate.

Guess I'm gonna have to tame you.

On ne mate pas un rapide.

You can't tame a rapid, Frank.