The preterite of odiar is used to express when you hated something at a specific moment or during a defined period in the past. For example, “I hated that movie when I first saw it” – “Odié esa película cuando la vi por primera vez.”

This is a regular -ar verb that follows the standard preterite conjugation pattern. Despite being an emotion verb, it follows regular -ar endings in the preterite tense.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Odiar (to hate) in the Preterite (Past) Tense tense (Castilian Spanish):

The Preterite of odiar expresses a specific instance or period of intense dislike.

To hate/despise: Describes feeling strong aversion in a specific instance, for example Odié esa película (I hated that movie), or Odiaron la decisión (They hated the decision).

To detest temporarily: Used for temporary but intense dislike, for example Lo odié en ese momento (I hated it at that moment).

Examples

Examples of Odiar in the Preterite (Past) Tense

Siempre odié las matemáticas en la escuela. (I always hated mathematics in school.)

Odiaste la película desde el principio. (You hated the movie from the beginning.)

Ella odió vivir en la ciudad. (She hated living in the city.)

Odiamos esperar tanto tiempo en la fila. (We hated waiting so long in line.)

Los críticos odiaron la nueva obra de teatro. (The critics hated the new play.)

¿Por qué odiaste tanto ese restaurante? (Why did you hate that restaurant so much?)

Mi hermano odió el nuevo corte de pelo. (My brother hated the new haircut.)

Odié tener que cancelar el viaje. (I hated having to cancel the trip.)

Todos odiaron el final de la serie. (Everyone hated the series finale.)

Odiamos perder el último tren. (We hated missing the last train.)

El público odió su actuación. (The audience hated his performance.)

Odiaste madrugar durante las vacaciones. (You hated getting up early during vacation.)

El equipo odió jugar bajo la lluvia. (The team hated playing in the rain.)

Odié decirle la verdad, pero era necesario. (I hated telling him the truth, but it was necessary.)

Los estudiantes odiaron el nuevo horario. (The students hated the new schedule.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Odiar (to hate) in the Preterite (Past) Tense tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Preterite tense is also known as the Simple Past, Past Simple, Definite Past, Absolute Past, or Past Tense Indicative in English, and as Pretérito Perfecto Simple, Pretérito Indefinido, Pretérito Simple, Pasado Simple, or Pretérito de Indicativo in Spanish.