Odiar

Odiar is a verb used in Spanish and Portuguese meaning "to hate" or "to detest." In both languages it is transitive, typically taking a direct object, for example, "Odio la música" (I hate the music) or "eu odeio o calor" (I hate the heat). In reference to people, it can take the personal a, as in "odio a mi hermano."

Etymology and usage notes: Odiar derives from Latin odium, with the infinitive form in Spanish and Portuguese preserving the root meaning of strong aversion. The verb expresses intense dislike or moral condemnation and is commonly employed in everyday speech as well as literary contexts. It can describe feelings toward persons, objects, ideas, or situations, and is often used hyperbolically.

Conjugation in Spanish: Odiar is a regular -ar verb. In the present indicative it forms as odio, odias, odia, odiamos, odiáis, odian. The preterite is odié, odiaste, odió, odiamos, odiasteis, odiaron. The imperfect is odiaba, odiabas, odiaba, odiábamos, odiabais, odiaban. The present subjunctive is odie, odies, odie, odiemos, odiéis, odien. The affirmative tú imperative is odia (and the negative is no odies). Other forms include usted odie, nosotros odiemos, vosotros odiad, ustedes odien.

Synonyms and related terms include detestar, aborrecer, repugnar, and antonyms such as amar or adorar. In Portuguese, the infinitive is also odiar; present forms include eu odeio, tu odeias, ele odeia, nós odiamos, vós odiais, vocês odeiam, with similar regular -ar conjugation patterns.