odiare

Odiare is an Italian verb meaning to hate or to detest. It is a transitive verb, used with a direct object or clause that describes what is hated, as in odiare qualcuno, odiare una cosa, or odiare fare qualcosa. It can express strong negative feelings and is commonly used in everyday speech as well as literature.

Etymology and cognates: odiare derives from Latin and is part of the Romance verb family. It has cognates in other Romance languages, such as odiar in Spanish, odier in French, and odiar in Portuguese, all sharing the same basic meaning of strong dislike or hatred.

Conjugation and key forms: odiare is a regular -are verb, so its present tense endings follow the standard pattern. In the present indicative the form is odio, odi, odia, odiamo, odiate, odiano. The passato prossimo is formed with avere as the auxiliary and the past participle odiato: ho odiato, hai odiato, ha odiato, abbiamo odiato, avete odiato, hanno odiato. The imperfect is odiavo, odiavi, odiava, odiavamo, odiavate, odiavano. The future semplice includes odierò, odierai, odierà, odieremo, odierete, odieranno. The participle is odiato, and the gerund is odiando.

Usage notes: odiare conveys a strong emotional stance and is typically used for people, ideas, or objects one finds extremely disagreeable or morally troubling. It can be complemented by intensifiers or paired with other verbs to describe a more nuanced stance (for example, odiare profondamente, non sopportare). It is interchangeable with synonyms like detestare or disprezzare in some contexts, but odiare often carries greater emotional weight.