Odiar Conjugation | How to Conjugate Odiar in Spanish

Odiar means “to hate” or “to detest.” You will learn its fully regular -AR conjugation, direct-object patterns, personal a with people, compound forms, subjunctive families, and commands.

Odiar conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Regular AR. Odiar uses regular -AR morphology with the present forms odio, odias / odiás, odia, odiamos, odiáis, odian.

Odiar gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The infinitive names the verb, the gerund supports progressive constructions, and the past participle combines with haber in compound forms. The participle odiado remains invariant in those compounds.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	odiar	to hate / detest
Gerund	odiando	hating / detesting
Past participle	odiado	hated / detested

Odiar meaning and essential uses

RAE defines odiar transitively as “to feel hatred.” It can take a person, thing, situation, or activity as its direct object.

With a specific person, use personal a: Odia a su vecino. With things or activities, no personal a is used: Odio esperar.

Odiar regular conjugation pattern

The stem odi- remains stable: odio, odié, odiaba, odiaré, odie. There is no stem-vowel or spelling alternation.

Although several forms contain adjacent vowels, the written accents are the ordinary regular ones: odié, odió, odiéis.

Odiar indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Odiar present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use it for current situations, habits, facts, and contextually near-future reference. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	odio	I hate / detest
Tú — you, singular informal	odias	you hate / detest
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	odia	he / she hates / detests; you hate / detest (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	odiamos	we hate / detest
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	odiáis	you hate / detest (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	odian	they hate / detest; you hate / detest (plural)

• Odio esperar sin información. — I hate waiting without information.

Odiar preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use it for completed or bounded past events. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	odié	I hated / detested
Tú — you, singular informal	odiaste	you hated / detested
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	odió	he / she hated / detested; you hated / detested (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	odiamos	we hated / detested
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	odiasteis	you hated / detested (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	odiaron	they hated / detested; you hated / detested (plural)

• Ayer odié cada minuto del retraso. — Yesterday I hated every minute of the delay.

Odiar imperfect conjugation

Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use it for habitual, descriptive, background, or ongoing past situations. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant odiado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	odiaba	I used to hate / detest / was hating / detesting
Tú — you, singular informal	odiabas	you used to hate / detest / were hating / detesting
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	odiaba	he / she used to hate / detest / was hating / detesting; you used to hate / detest / were hating / detesting (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	odiábamos	we used to hate / detest / were hating / detesting
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	odiabais	you used to hate / detest / were hating / detesting (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	odiaban	they used to hate / detest / were hating / detesting; you used to hate / detest / were hating / detesting (plural)

• De niño odiaba madrugar. — As a child, I used to hate getting up early.

Odiar present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. Form it with present estar plus odiando.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	estoy odiando	I am hating / detesting
Tú — you, singular informal	estás odiando	you are hating / detesting
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	está odiando	he / she is hating / detesting; you are hating / detesting (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	estamos odiando	we are hating / detesting
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	estáis odiando	you are hating / detesting (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	están odiando	they are hating / detesting; you are hating / detesting (plural)

• Estoy odiando esta espera. — I am hating this wait.

Odiar near future conjugation

Near future — This verbal periphrasis expresses an intention, plan, or expected event. Form it with present ir + a + odiar.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	voy a odiar	I am going to hate / detest
Tú — you, singular informal	vas a odiar	you are going to hate / detest
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	va a odiar	he / she is going to hate / detest; you are going to hate / detest (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	vamos a odiar	we are going to hate / detest
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	vais a odiar	you are going to hate / detest (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	van a odiar	they are going to hate / detest; you are going to hate / detest (plural)

• Voy a odiar ese horario. — I am going to hate that schedule.

Odiar future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use it for future reference and, where useful, probability. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	odiaré	I will hate / detest
Tú — you, singular informal	odiarás	you will hate / detest
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	odiará	he / she will hate / detest; you will hate / detest (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	odiaremos	we will hate / detest
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	odiaréis	you will hate / detest (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	odiarán	they will hate / detest; you will hate / detest (plural)

• Odiaremos tener que repetir el proceso. — We will hate having to repeat the process.

Odiar conditional conjugation

Conditional (el condicional simple) — Use it for hypothetical outcomes, softened statements, or related conditional meanings. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	odiaría	I would hate / detest
Tú — you, singular informal	odiarías	you would hate / detest
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	odiaría	he / she would hate / detest; you would hate / detest (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	odiaríamos	we would hate / detest
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	odiaríais	you would hate / detest (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	odiarían	they would hate / detest; you would hate / detest (plural)

• Odiaría vivir tan lejos del trabajo. — I would hate living so far from work.

Odiar present perfect conjugation

Present perfect (el pretérito perfecto compuesto) — Use it for completed events connected to a present reference frame; regional distribution varies. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant odiado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	he odiado	I have hated / detested
Tú — you, singular informal	has odiado	you have hated / detested
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ha odiado	he / she has hated / detested; you have hated / detested (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hemos odiado	we have hated / detested
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habéis odiado	you have hated / detested (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	han odiado	they have hated / detested; you have hated / detested (plural)

• He odiado ese ruido desde el primer día. — I have hated that noise since the first day.

Odiar past perfect conjugation

Past perfect (el pretérito pluscuamperfecto) — Use it for an event completed before another past reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant odiado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	había odiado	I had hated / detested
Tú — you, singular informal	habías odiado	you had hated / detested
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	había odiado	he / she had hated / detested; you had hated / detested (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habíamos odiado	we had hated / detested
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habíais odiado	you had hated / detested (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habían odiado	they had hated / detested; you had hated / detested (plural)

• Ya había odiado ese sistema antes. — I had already hated that system before.

Odiar future perfect conjugation

Future perfect (el futuro perfecto) — Use it for an event expected to be completed before a future reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant odiado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habré odiado	I will have hated / detested
Tú — you, singular informal	habrás odiado	you will have hated / detested
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habrá odiado	he / she will have hated / detested; you will have hated / detested (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habremos odiado	we will have hated / detested
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habréis odiado	you will have hated / detested (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrán odiado	they will have hated / detested; you will have hated / detested (plural)

• Para entonces habrán odiado varias versiones del proceso. — By then they will have hated several versions of the process.

Odiar conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto) — Use it for a hypothetical completed outcome. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant odiado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habría odiado	I would have hated / detested
Tú — you, singular informal	habrías odiado	you would have hated / detested
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habría odiado	he / she would have hated / detested; you would have hated / detested (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habríamos odiado	we would have hated / detested
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habríais odiado	you would have hated / detested (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrían odiado	they would have hated / detested; you would have hated / detested (plural)

• Habría odiado trabajar con esas condiciones. — I would have hated working under those conditions.

Odiar subjunctive conjugations

Odiar present subjunctive conjugation

Present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) — Use it in subordinate environments involving wishes, influence, emotion, doubt or denial, evaluation, necessity, possibility, or non-specific reference. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	odie	that I hate / detest
Tú — you, singular informal	odies	that you hate / detest
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	odie	that he / she hate / detest; that you hate / detest (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	odiemos	that we hate / detest
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	odiéis	that you hate / detest (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	odien	that they hate / detest; that you hate / detest (plural)

• No quiero que odies tu trabajo. — I do not want you to hate your job.

Odiar imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses the -ra series. The accepted -se series is also valid in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant odiado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	odiara	that I hated / detested
Tú — you, singular informal	odiaras	that you hated / detested
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	odiara	that he / she hated / detested; that you hated / detested (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	odiáramos	that we hated / detested
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	odiarais	that you hated / detested (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	odiaran	that they hated / detested; that you hated / detested (plural)

• Temían que odiáramos la nueva rutina. — They feared that we would hate the new routine.
• Era posible que odiases aquel lugar. — It was possible that you would hate that place.

Odiar future subjunctive conjugation

Future subjunctive (el futuro de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts. These rare reference forms belong mainly to formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical registers.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	odiare	if / when I should hate / detest
Tú — you, singular informal	odiares	if / when you should hate / detest
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	odiare	if / when he / she should hate / detest; if / when you should hate / detest (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	odiáremos	if / when we should hate / detest
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	odiareis	if / when you should hate / detest (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	odiaren	if / when they should hate / detest; if / when you should hate / detest (plural)

• Quien odiare a otro por su origen deberá responder por sus actos. — Whoever should hate another person because of their origin must answer for their actions.

Odiar present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Present perfect subjunctive (el pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) — Use it when a completed event appears inside a present- or future-oriented subjunctive environment. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant odiado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	haya odiado	that I have hated / detested
Tú — you, singular informal	hayas odiado	that you have hated / detested
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	haya odiado	that he / she has hated / detested; that you have hated / detested (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hayamos odiado	that we have hated / detested
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hayáis odiado	that you have hated / detested (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hayan odiado	that they have hated / detested; that you have hated / detested (plural)

• Me sorprende que hayas odiado tanto la experiencia. — I am surprised that you hated the experience so much.

Odiar past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Past perfect subjunctive (el pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses hubiera; hubiese is an accepted auxiliary alternative in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant odiado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiera odiado	that I had hated / detested
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieras odiado	that you had hated / detested
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiera odiado	that he / she had hated / detested; that you had hated / detested (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéramos odiado	that we had hated / detested
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubierais odiado	that you had hated / detested (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieran odiado	that they had hated / detested; that you had hated / detested (plural)

• Si hubiera odiado el trabajo, habría renunciado. — If I had hated the job, I would have resigned.
• Si hubieses odiado la ciudad, no habrías vuelto. — If you had hated the city, you would not have returned.

Odiar future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive (el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. Treat it as a formal or historical reference form, not an everyday conversational target. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant odiado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiere odiado	if / when I should have hated / detested
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieres odiado	if / when you should have hated / detested
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiere odiado	if / when he / she should have hated / detested; if / when you should have hated / detested (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéremos odiado	if / when we should have hated / detested
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubiereis odiado	if / when you should have hated / detested (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieren odiado	if / when they should have hated / detested; if / when you should have hated / detested (plural)

• Si hubieren odiado el resultado, podrán solicitar una revisión. — If they should have hated the result, they may request a review.

Odiar imperative and commands

Commands address another person directly. The nosotros/nosotras row is a present-subjunctive form used with exhortative “let’s…” value.

Odiar affirmative commands

Use the verified affirmative command forms for direct instructions when the target meaning supports them naturally.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	odia	hate
Usted — you, singular formal	odie	hate (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	odiemos	let’s hate
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	odiad	hate (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	odien	hate (plural)

• Odia la injusticia, no a las personas. — Hate injustice, not people.

Odiar negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms, with no before the verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no odies	do not hate
Usted — you, singular formal	no odie	do not hate (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no odiemos	let’s not hate
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no odiéis	do not hate (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no odien	do not hate (plural)

• No odies a alguien solo por pensar distinto. — Do not hate someone just for thinking differently.

Common constructions with Odiar

These patterns show sentence frames that materially affect how the target verb is used.

• odiar algo. — to hate something.
• odiar a alguien. — to hate someone; personal a is normally used with a specific person.
• odiar + infinitive. — to hate doing something.
• odiar que + subjunctive. — to hate that something happens / is the case.

Example sentences with Odiar

These examples reinforce useful forms and contexts already taught in the lesson.

• Odio llegar tarde. — I hate arriving late.
• Ella odia el frío. — She hates the cold.
• No odio a nadie. — I do not hate anyone.
• Odio que cambien los planes sin avisar. — I hate it when plans change without notice.
• Han odiado esa regla desde el principio. — They have hated that rule from the beginning.
• No odies lo que todavía no entiendes. — Do not hate what you do not yet understand.

Regional and usage notes for Odiar

The core tables retain tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes. Voseo changes some second-person singular forms where vos is used.

• Vos odiás esperar. — You hate waiting. (voseo)
• Odiá la injusticia, no a las personas. — Hate injustice, not people. (affirmative vos command)

Odiar is fully regular. The main learner challenge is syntax, not morphology: distinguish direct objects for things from personal a with people, and use odiar que + subjunctive naturally.