Hassen Conjugation in German
hassen means “to hate” in English, and it is one of the first verbs German learners meet — it sits at number 63 in VerbFlow’s frequency list for German verbs. You will meet it in everyday sentences such as “Ich hasse Kälte im Winter.” — “I hate cold in winter.” — and because it comes up in everyday conversation so often, learning its forms properly pays off from the very first week. This page gives you the complete conjugation of hassen — every tense, every person, the present participle and the past participle — with notes, examples, common mistakes and a quiz.
Quick facts
- Infinitive: hassen
- English: to hate
- Verb type: Regular
- Irregular in: none — regular in every tense
- Present participle (Partizip I): hassend
- Past participle (Partizip II): gehasst
- Auxiliary: haben (all perfect tenses are formed with haben + the past participle)
- Pattern: weak in the verified tables
Pronunciation
Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for hassen, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one. Learn the spelling of the forms first, and listen to a native speaker for the sounds rather than trusting an invented transcription. The forms below are the ones that matter: once you can read hassen in every tense, you can recognise it in speech even before you can pronounce every form perfectly.
Three things to remember about hassen
- It is regular: every form follows the ordinary weak pattern, so once you know the stem you can build the whole table. The only work is learning the endings, not memorising exceptions.
- The perfect tenses use haben: the Perfekt is formed with haben in the present plus the past participle gehasst. The tables on this page give the participle in the form exactly as it appears in the verified dump; the participle itself does not change for person, only the auxiliary does.
- The participles are hassend and gehasst: keep both in mind as you read the tables, because the present participle appears as an adjective and the past participle appears in every perfect tense. If you know those two forms and the present tense, you already know the skeleton of the whole conjugation.
Full conjugation tables
Every form below comes from VerbFlow’s verified conjugation tables for hassen. Learn the present tense first, then the Perfekt and the preterite, and add the remaining tenses one at a time.
Present (Präsens)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| ich | hasse |
| du | hasst |
| er/sie/es | hasst |
| wir | hassen |
| ihr | hasst |
| sie/Sie | hassen |
The present (Präsens) is used for habits, facts and things happening now. For example: “Ich hasse Lärm am Morgen.” — “I hate noise in the morning.”
Preterite (Präteritum)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| ich | hasste |
| du | hasstest |
| er/sie/es | hasste |
| wir | hassten |
| ihr | hasstet |
| sie/Sie | hassten |
The preterite (Präteritum) is used for completed actions in the past, mostly in written German and in stories. For example: “Du hasstest Lärm am Morgen.” — “You hated noise in the morning.”
Perfect (Perfekt)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| ich | habe gehasst |
| du | hast gehasst |
| er/sie/es | hat gehasst |
| wir | haben gehasst |
| ihr | habt gehasst |
| sie/Sie | haben gehasst |
The perfect (Perfekt) is used for completed actions in the past, especially in spoken German. For example: “Er hat Lärm am Morgen gehasst.” — “He has hated noise in the morning.”
Pluperfect (Plusquamperfekt)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| ich | hatte gehasst |
| du | hattest gehasst |
| er/sie/es | hatte gehasst |
| wir | hatten gehasst |
| ihr | hattet gehasst |
| sie/Sie | hatten gehasst |
The pluperfect (Plusquamperfekt) is used for an action completed before another past action. For example: “Ich hatte Lärm am Morgen gehasst.” — “I had hated noise in the morning.”
Future (Futur I)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| ich | werde hassen |
| du | wirst hassen |
| er/sie/es | wird hassen |
| wir | werden hassen |
| ihr | werdet hassen |
| sie/Sie | werden hassen |
The future (Futur I) is used for what will happen, for predictions and for intentions. For example: “Ich werde Lärm am Morgen hassen.” — “I will hate noise in the morning.”
Future perfect (Futur II)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| ich | werde gehasst haben |
| du | wirst gehasst haben |
| er/sie/es | wird gehasst haben |
| wir | werden gehasst haben |
| ihr | werdet gehasst haben |
| sie/Sie | werden gehasst haben |
The future perfect (Futur II) is used for what will have happened by a point in the future. For example: “Du wirst Lärm am Morgen gehasst haben.” — “You will have hated noise in the morning.”
Konjunktiv I
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| ich | hasse |
| du | hassest |
| er/sie/es | hasse |
| wir | hassen |
| ihr | hasset |
| sie/Sie | hassen |
Konjunktiv I is used for reported speech — reporting what someone else said — and in formal written German. For example: “Er hasse Lärm am Morgen.” — “He hates noise in the morning.”
Konjunktiv II (conditional)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| ich | hasste |
| du | hasstest |
| er/sie/es | hasste |
| wir | hassten |
| ihr | hasstet |
| sie/Sie | hassten |
Konjunktiv II is used for hypothetical situations, wishes and polite requests. It doubles as the German conditional: there is no separate conditional tense, and the periphrastic alternative with würde + infinitive is not an engine tense. For example: “Ich hasste Lärm am Morgen.” — “I would hate noise in the morning.”
Conditional perfect (Konjunktiv II + participle)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| ich | hätte gehasst |
| du | hättest gehasst |
| er/sie/es | hätte gehasst |
| wir | hätten gehasst |
| ihr | hättet gehasst |
| sie/Sie | hätten gehasst |
The conditional perfect (Konjunktiv II + past participle) is used for what would have happened in a different past. For example: “Er hätte Lärm am Morgen gehasst.” — “He would have hated noise in the morning.”
Imperative (Imperativ)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| du | hass |
| wir | hassen |
| ihr | hasst |
| sie/Sie | hassen |
The imperative (Imperativ) is used for direct commands, requests and instructions. For example: “Hass Lärm am Morgen!” — “Hate noise in the morning!”
Present participle (Partizip I)
| Form | German |
|---|---|
| Present participle (Partizip I) | hassend |
The present participle (Partizip I) is used as an adjective or adverb, describing an ongoing action. For example, the participle hassend is used to describe something that is happening at the same time as the main action, much like an English -ing adjective.
Past participle (Partizip II)
| Form | German |
|---|---|
| Past participle (Partizip II) | gehasst |
The past participle (Partizip II) is used with an auxiliary to form the perfect tenses, and as an adjective. For example: “Ich habe Kälte im Winter gehasst.” — “I have hated cold in winter.”
Infinitive (Infinitiv)
| Form | German |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | hassen |
The infinitive is the dictionary form of the verb, used after modal verbs and other verbs that take an infinitive. The infinitive is the dictionary form of the verb: it is the form you look up, and the form that follows modal verbs and other verbs that take an infinitive.
Example sentences
Ten natural sentences with hassen, covering different tenses and persons. Say each one aloud, then cover the German and try to produce it from the English.
- “Ich hasse Kälte im Winter.” — “I hate cold in winter.”
- “Du hasstest Lärm am Morgen.” — “You hated noise in the morning.”
- “Er hat lange Wartezeiten gehasst.” — “He has hated long waiting times.”
- “Ich werde Kälte im Winter hassen.” — “I will hate cold in winter.”
- “Du hasstest Lärm am Morgen.” — “You would hate noise in the morning.”
- “Ich hatte lange Wartezeiten gehasst.” — “I had hated long waiting times.”
- “Du wirst Lärm am Morgen gehasst haben.” — “You will have hated noise in the morning.”
- “Er hasse lange Wartezeiten.” — “He hates long waiting times.”
- “Ich hätte Kälte im Winter gehasst.” — “I would have hated cold in winter.”
- “Hass Kälte im Winter!” — “Hate cold in winter!”
Common mistakes
1. Using the infinitive instead of a conjugated form
✗ Wrong: “Ich hassen Kälte im Winter.”
✓ Right: “Ich hasse Kälte im Winter.”
The infinitive hassen never takes a subject. After ich you need the conjugated present form hasse.
2. Using the wrong person’s form
✗ Wrong: “Ich hassen Kälte im Winter.”
✓ Right: “Ich hasse Kälte im Winter.”
hassen is the sie form, not the ich form. Match the verb to the subject every time: ich goes with hasse.
3. Using the present for a finished past action
✗ Wrong: “Ich hasse Kälte im Winter gestern.”
✓ Right: “Ich habe Kälte im Winter gehasst.”
The time word gestern points to the past, so a finished action needs the Perfekt habe gehasst, not the present.
4. Using the wrong auxiliary in the Perfekt
✗ Wrong: “Ich bin Kälte im Winter gehasst.”
✓ Right: “Ich habe Kälte im Winter gehasst.”
The Perfekt of hassen is formed with haben plus the past participle gehasst: the ich form is habe gehasst. Check the auxiliary in the table above before you build a perfect tense.
5. Using the preterite where spoken German prefers the Perfekt
✗ Wrong: “Ich hasste Kälte im Winter gestern.” (in everyday speech)
✓ Right: “Ich habe Kälte im Winter gehasst.”
In everyday spoken German the Perfekt habe gehasst is the usual past tense. The preterite hasste is correct in writing and in stories, but it sounds formal in conversation.
6. Using the du form when talking to a group
✗ Wrong: “Hass Kälte im Winter!” (said to several people)
✓ Right: “Hasst Kälte im Winter!”
The du imperative hass is for one person you know well. For a group, use the ihr form hasst.
Quiz: test yourself
Ten questions on hassen. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.
What is the ich form of hassen in the Present (Präsens)?
- A) hasse
- B) hasst
- C) hassen
- D) hasste
What is the er/sie/es form of hassen in the Preterite (Präteritum)?
- A) hasste
- B) hasstest
- C) hassten
- D) hasstet
What is the er/sie/es form of hassen in the Perfect (Perfekt)?
- A) hat gehasst
- B) habe gehasst
- C) hast gehasst
- D) haben gehasst
What is the du form of hassen in the Future (Futur I)?
- A) werden hassen
- B) wirst hassen
- C) werde hassen
- D) wird hassen
What is the ich form of hassen in the Konjunktiv II (conditional)?
- A) hasste
- B) hasstest
- C) hassten
- D) hasstet
What is the wir form of hassen in the Pluperfect (Plusquamperfekt)?
- A) hattet gehasst
- B) hatten gehasst
- C) hatte gehasst
- D) hattest gehasst
What is the er/sie/es form of hassen in the Konjunktiv I?
- A) hasse
- B) hassest
- C) hassen
- D) hasset
What is the du form of hassen in the Imperative (Imperativ)?
- A) hasstest
- B) hass
- C) hassen
- D) hasst
What is the past participle of hassen?
- A) gekauft
- B) gehasst
- C) gebraucht
- D) gesucht
What does hassen mean in English?
- A) to need
- B) to search
- C) to buy
- D) to hate
Answer key
- A) hasse — the ich form of hassen in the Present (Präsens) is hasse. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- A) hasste — the er/sie/es form of hassen in the Preterite (Präteritum) is hasste. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- A) hat gehasst — the er/sie/es form of hassen in the Perfect (Perfekt) is hat gehasst. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- B) wirst hassen — the du form of hassen in the Future (Futur I) is wirst hassen. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- A) hasste — the ich form of hassen in the Konjunktiv II (conditional) is hasste. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- B) hatten gehasst — the wir form of hassen in the Pluperfect (Plusquamperfekt) is hatten gehasst. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- A) hasse — the er/sie/es form of hassen in the Konjunktiv I is hasse. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- B) hass — the du form of hassen in the Imperative (Imperativ) is hass. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- B) gehasst — the past participle of hassen is gehasst; it is used with haben in the perfect tenses. The other options are the participles of neighbouring verbs.
- D) to hate — hassen means “to hate” in English. The other options are the meanings of neighbouring verbs.
Frequently asked questions
What does hassen mean in English?
hassen means “to hate”. It is a core everyday verb, so its present-tense forms are worth learning first.
Is hassen regular or irregular?
hassen is regular: it follows the ordinary weak pattern in every tense. The present participle is hassend and the past participle is gehasst.
What are the participles of hassen?
The present participle (Partizip I) is hassend — use it as an adjective for an ongoing action. The past participle (Partizip II) is gehasst — use it with haben for the perfect tenses, as in habe gehasst.
Which auxiliary does hassen take in the Perfekt?
hassen takes haben in the Perfekt: the ich form is habe gehasst. All four perfect tenses on this page are built with haben plus the past participle gehasst.
Does German have a separate conditional tense?
No. Konjunktiv II doubles as the conditional: the ich form hasste is the form you use for “would” meanings, and the periphrastic alternative with würde + infinitive is not a separate engine tense. The conditional perfect hätte gehasst covers “would have” meanings.
How do I say “I hate cold in winter” in German?
Say “Ich hasse Kälte im Winter.” — “I hate cold in winter.” The ich form of the present is hasse, and it is the form you will use most often.
Related pages
- Full conjugation of hassen — every tense of hassen in one place.
- Hassen in the present tense — the full table and usage rules for one tense.
- Hassen examples and quiz — more example sentences and practice questions for this verb.
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