odiare — Italian conjugation
to hate
Indicative
Present (Presente) Irregular
The presente covers habits, ongoing situations, and plans about to start — much like English “I study” and “I am studying”. One present tense does both in Italian.
Lavora da casa tre giorni a settimana.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | odio | I hate |
| tu | odi | you hate |
| lui/lei | odia | he/she/it hates |
| noi | odiamo | we hate |
| voi | odiate | you (pl.) hate |
| loro | odiano | they hate |
Simple past (Passato remoto) Regular
The passato remoto tells a completed, narrative past, especially in the south and in literature. The passato prossimo is the normal spoken past in the north, so you choose register and region, not a difference in time alone.
Quella sera arrivò tardi, senza alibi.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | odiai | I hated |
| tu | odiasti | you hated |
| lui/lei | odiò | he/she/it hated |
| noi | odiammo | we hated |
| voi | odiaste | you (pl.) hated |
| loro | odiarono | they hated |
Imperfect (Imperfetto) Regular
The imperfetto is for incomplete past actions, context, and repeated or habitual situations without a clear end. The passato prossimo, not the remoto, is its usual “event” partner in speech.
Da bambina passavo le estati al mare.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | odiavo |
| tu | odiavi |
| lui/lei | odiava |
| noi | odiavamo |
| voi | odiavate |
| loro | odiavano |
Conditional (Condizionale) Regular
The condizionale is for polite “would you…”, first-condition hypotheticals, and reported future from a past point of view. The classic if-chain is se + imperfetto → condizionale.
Potresti alzare un poco la voce?
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | odierei | I would hate |
| tu | odieresti | you would hate |
| lui/lei | odierebbe | he/she/it would hate |
| noi | odieremmo | we would hate |
| voi | odiereste | you (pl.) would hate |
| loro | odierebbero | they would hate |
Future (Futuro semplice) Regular
The futuro semplice is for predictions and far decisions. In speech you often hear the present (with a time adverb) or a paraphrase, and a famous trick is the futuro di probabilità for a present guess: saranno le tre.
Domani partiremo all'alba.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | odierò | I will hate |
| tu | odierai | you will hate |
| lui/lei | odierà | he/she/it will hate |
| noi | odieremo | we will hate |
| voi | odierete | you (pl.) will hate |
| loro | odieranno | they will hate |
Present perfect (Passato prossimo) Regular
The passato prossimo is the workhorse preterit-like past in the north and in everyday Italian: avere/essere + participle, essere for reflexives, motion, and other change-of-state patterns.
Siamo andati a piedi, poi abbiamo preso l'autobus.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | ho odiato | I have hated |
| tu | hai odiato | you have hated |
| lui/lei | ha odiato | he/she/it has hated |
| noi | abbiamo odiato | we have hated |
| voi | avete odiato | you (pl.) have hated |
| loro | hanno odiato | they have hated |
Pluperfect (Trapassato prossimo) Regular
The trapassato prossimo is “further in the past than another past” — the Italian pluperfect. It pairs with a main past clause to mark sequence.
Avevamo già mangiato quando suonò il telefono.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | avevo odiato | I had hated |
| tu | avevi odiato | you had hated |
| lui/lei | aveva odiato | he/she/it had hated |
| noi | avevamo odiato | we had hated |
| voi | avevate odiato | you (pl.) had hated |
| loro | avevano odiato | they had hated |
Conditional perfect (Condizionale passato) Regular
The condizionale passato is for unreal or missed past results and often appears with se + trapassato prossimo in the protasis.
Avrei accettato, se mi avessero avvisato in tempo.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | avrei odiato |
| tu | avresti odiato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe odiato |
| noi | avremmo odiato |
| voi | avreste odiato |
| loro | avrebbero odiato |
Future perfect (Futuro anteriore) Regular
The futuro anteriore says something will already be over before a still-later future, or, like the French, can express a logical guess about a past result.
Entro le cinque, avrà già lasciato l'ufficio.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | avrò odiato | I will have hated |
| tu | avrai odiato | you will have hated |
| lui/lei | avrà odiato | he/she/it will have hated |
| noi | avremo odiato | we will have hated |
| voi | avrete odiato | you (pl.) will have hated |
| loro | avranno odiato | they will have hated |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive (Congiuntivo presente) Irregular
The congiuntivo presente is required after many verbs and fixed phrases of will, fear, purpose, and doubt. Impersonal and semi-impersonal triggers (è importante che) also force the subjunctive mood.
Penso che sia la scelta giusta.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | odi |
| tu | odi |
| lui/lei | odi |
| noi | odiamo |
| voi | odiate |
| loro | odino |
Imperfect subjunctive (Congiuntivo imperfetto) Regular
The congiuntivo imperfetto is the past of the congiuntivo system after a past matrix clause and in se + congi. imperf. → condizionale with unreal conditions.
Se avessi più tempo, viaggerei ogni mese.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | odiassi |
| tu | odiassi |
| lui/lei | odiasse |
| noi | odiassimo |
| voi | odiaste |
| loro | odiassero |
Other forms
Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo) Regular
The affirmative imperativo reuses the tu form as 3sg for -are verbs, while other conjugations use the normal tu present. It is the direct command register.
Raccontami com'è andata l'esame.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| tu | odia |
| lui/lei | odi |
| noi | odiamo |
| voi | odiate |
| loro | odino |
Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Regular
Negative commands use non + full infinitive in modern Italian, which is a distinctive rule compared to other Romance languages. Polite or indirect “please don’t” can still soften the tone in context.
Non aprire quella finestra, per favore.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| tu | non odiare |
| lui/lei | non odi |
| noi | non odiamo |
| voi | non odiate |
| loro | non odino |