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ITALIAN VERB

odiare

to hate

  • #229 most used
  • Irregular -are verb
  • Past participle: odiato
  • Gerund: odiando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. io I hate
  2. tu you hate
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she hates
  4. noi we hate
  5. voi you all hate
  6. loro they hate

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

  1. io I hated
  2. tu you hated
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she hated
  4. noi we hated
  5. voi you all hated
  6. loro they hated

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. io I used to hate
  2. tu you used to hate
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she used to hate
  4. noi we used to hate
  5. voi you all used to hate
  6. loro they used to hate

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

  1. io I will hate
  2. tu you will hate
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she will hate
  4. noi we will hate
  5. voi you all will hate
  6. loro they will hate

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

  1. io I would hate
  2. tu you would hate
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she would hate
  4. noi we would hate
  5. voi you all would hate
  6. loro they would hate

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

  1. io (that) I hate
  2. tu (that) you hate
  3. lui, lei, Lei (that) he/she hate
  4. noi (that) we hate
  5. voi (that) you all hate
  6. loro (that) they hate

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders: tu, Lei, noi, voi

  1. tu hate!
  2. Lei hate! (formal)
  3. noi hate! (let’s)
  4. voi hate! (all of you)

How to use odiare

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Odio alzarmi presto la domenica.

    I hate getting up early on Sundays.

  2. Past

    Ho odiato quel film dall'inizio alla fine.

    I hated that film from start to finish.

  3. Imperfect

    A scuola odiavo la matematica.

    At school I hated maths.

  4. Future

    Mi odierai per questo, ma ho mangiato l'ultimo biscotto.

    You'll hate me for this, but I ate the last cookie.

  5. Conditional

    Odierei vivere in una città senza mare.

    I'd hate to live in a city without the sea.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Non credo che Marco odi davvero il suo lavoro.

    I don't think Marco really hates his job.

  7. Imperative

    Non odiare tuo fratello, parlagli.

    Don't hate your brother, talk to him.

Good to know

  • Odiare is strong; for a dislike, Italians often say non sopporto or non mi piace.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -are verb.