The Present Subjunctive of odiar is used to express desires, doubts, or uncertainty about hating something, as well as in certain dependent clauses. For example, Es importante que no odie a nadie. (It’s important that you don’t hate anyone.)
Odiar is a regular -ar verb, so its Present Subjunctive conjugations follow the regular pattern for that verb type.
Conjugations
Conjugations of Odiar (to hate) in the Subjunctive Mood tense (Latin American Spanish):
Pronoun | Conjugation |
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Yo | odie |
Tú | odies |
Él / Ella / Usted | odie |
Nosotros / Nosotras | odiemos |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | odien |
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Usage of Odiar in the Subjunctive Mood
The present subjunctive of odiar is used to express desires, doubts, emotions, and hypothetical situations.
Expressing desires: For example, Espero que no odien la comida. (I hope they don’t hate the food.)
Expressing doubts: For example, Dudo que odien el nuevo estilo de música. (I doubt they hate the new music style.)
Expressing emotions: For example, Me molesta que odien mi forma de vestir. (It bothers me that they hate the way I dress.)
Hypothetical situations: For example, Si odiara el calor, me mudaría a un lugar más frío. (If I hated the heat, I would move to a cooler place.)
Colloquial usage: In some Latin American regions, odiar can be used informally to express strong dislike or annoyance, for example, Odio cuando la gente llega tarde. (I hate it when people are late.)
Examples
Examples of Odiar in the Subjunctive Mood
No odie que te lo diga, pero debes ser más organizado. (Don’t hate me for saying it, but you need to be more organized.)
Es importante que cada uno odie la discriminación. (It’s important that everyone hates discrimination.)
Aunque no lo creas, me gustaría que odiemos menos y amemos más. (Hard to believe, but I’d like us to hate less and love more.)
Dudo que mis vecinos realmente me odien. (I doubt my neighbors really hate me.)
El instructor insistió en que no odiemos el ejercicio, sino que lo disfrutemos. (The instructor insisted that we not hate the exercise, but rather enjoy it.)
Mamá no quiere que odiemos a nadie en la familia. (Mom doesn’t want us to hate anyone in the family.)
Aunque cueste trabajo, es mejor que no odies a tus rivales. (Although it’s hard, it’s better if you don’t hate your rivals.)
¿Crees que los manifestantes realmente odien al gobierno? (Do you think the protesters really hate the government?)
Ojalá que nadie odie este nuevo proyecto. (Hopefully no one hates this new project.)
Es una lástima que muchos odien la política. (It’s a shame that many hate politics.)
Tal vez sea mejor que odiemos menos y perdonemos más. (Maybe it’s better if we hate less and forgive more.)
Lamento que algunos odien mi estilo de vida. (I’m sorry some people hate my lifestyle.)
Es raro que los fans odien tanto a su ídolo. (It’s weird that the fans hate their idol so much.)
Quizás no debería odiar tanto el trabajo de oficina. (Maybe I shouldn’t hate office work so much.)
Espero que nunca odies lo que haces. (I hope you never hate what you do.)
Conjugations with English Translations
Conjugations of Odiar (to hate) in the Subjunctive Mood tense (Latin American Spanish) with English Translations:
Spanish | English |
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Yo odie | I hate |
Tú odies | You hate |
Él / Ella / Usted odie | He / She / You hates |
Nosotros / Nosotras odiemos | We hate |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes odien | They / You all hate |
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Synonyms
The Subjunctive mood is also known as the Simple Subjunctive, Subjunctive Present, or Present Subjunctive Mood in English, and as Presente de Subjuntivo, Subjuntivo Presente, Presente del Modo Subjuntivo, or Tiempo Presente del Subjuntivo in Spanish.