Odiare Examples, Sentences & Quiz in Italian

odiare — to hate — is one of the verbs you will use every day in Italian. It is a non-reflexive, regular -are verb, and it comes up in conversation, at work and at home. It is the verb for hating something, and it is completely regular in every tense. Because it ends in -iare, the stem-final i drops before an i-initial ending, so the io form is odio and the tu form is odi. Its opposite is amare, to love. On this page you will find odiare in real sentences, grouped by meaning and tense, two short texts that show it in context, the mistakes learners actually make with it, and a ten-question quiz with explained answers. Start with the examples, say them aloud, and then test yourself. The full conjugation tables are on the odiare conjugation page, and the deep dive into its most practised tense is on the odiare present tense page.

Example sentences with odiare

In the present tense

  • “Io odio il freddo ogni giorno.” — “I hate the cold”
  • “Tu odi il freddo ogni giorno.” — “You hate the cold”
  • “Lui odia il freddo ogni giorno.” — “He hates the cold”
  • “Noi odiamo il freddo ogni giorno.” — “We hate the cold”
  • “Voi odiate il freddo ogni giorno.” — “You hate the cold”
  • “Loro odiano il freddo ogni giorno.” — “They hate the cold”

In the passato prossimo

  • “Io ho odiato il freddo questa settimana.” — “I have hated the cold”
  • “Tu hai odiato il freddo questa settimana.” — “You have hated the cold”
  • “Lui ha odiato il freddo questa settimana.” — “He has hated the cold”
  • “Noi abbiamo odiato il freddo questa settimana.” — “We have hated the cold”
  • “Voi avete odiato il freddo questa settimana.” — “You have hated the cold”
  • “Loro hanno odiato il freddo questa settimana.” — “They have hated the cold”

In other tenses

The same verb in the imperfect, the future, the conditional, the present subjunctive and the imperative — the tenses that complete the picture. All forms come from the verified tables.

  • “Io odiavo il freddo una volta.” — “I used to hate the cold”
  • “Tu odierai il freddo domani.” — “You will hate the cold”
  • “Lui odierebbe il freddo un giorno.” — “He would hate the cold”
  • “È importante che noi odiamo il freddo.” — “It is important that we hate the cold”
  • “Odia il freddo!” — “Hate the cold!”

How odiare is used

The first thing to know about odiare is its core meaning: to hate. It is the verb for hating something, and it is completely regular in every tense. Because it ends in -iare, the stem-final i drops before an i-initial ending, so the io form is odio and the tu form is odi. Its opposite is amare, to love. In everyday speech it appears most often in the present and the passato prossimo, the two tenses on this page, because most of what we say is either what we do every day or what we have just done. Learn those two tenses first and the rest of the conjugation becomes a matter of adding forms one at a time. The second thing to know is the company odiare keeps. The present io form is odio, and it pairs naturally with the time words ogni giorno and sempre for habits, and with adesso for what is happening right now. The passato prossimo io form is ho odiato, and it pairs with ieri and questa settimana for finished actions. When you learn a verb form, learn its time words with it, and choosing the tense becomes automatic. The third thing to know is what odiare does not do. It never appears as a bare infinitive after a subject pronoun — after io you need odio, never odiare. It never takes the wrong auxiliary in the perfect tenses: the passato prossimo is ho odiato, built with avere, and the other auxiliary does not belong here. And its participle odiato is given in the masculine singular form in the tables, with agreement depending on the sentence, not on the verb table.

Odiare in context

Io odio il freddo ogni giorno. Tu odi il freddo ogni giorno. Lui odia il freddo ogni giorno. Noi odiamo il freddo ogni giorno. That is a normal part of the routine, and that is why the present of odiare is the first form worth learning. Each sentence uses a different person, so read them aloud and notice how the form changes — odio, odi, odia, odiamo — while the meaning stays the same: to hate. Io ho odiato il freddo questa settimana. Tu hai odiato il freddo questa settimana. Lui ha odiato il freddo questa settimana. Noi abbiamo odiato il freddo questa settimana. That was a normal day, but it is exactly on days like this that the passato prossimo of odiare appears constantly: a finished action, a precise moment, and the story goes on. Compare these sentences with the present ones above: the verb changes tense, but the basic meaning — to hate — does not change. That is the difference between a habit and a finished event.

Common mistakes

1. Using the infinitive instead of a conjugated form

✗ Wrong: “Io odiare il freddo.”

✓ Right: “Io odio il freddo ogni giorno.”

The infinitive odiare never takes a subject. After io you need the conjugated present form odio.

2. Using the wrong person

✗ Wrong: “Io odi il freddo.”

✓ Right: “Io odio il freddo ogni giorno.”

odi is the tu form, not the io form. The io form is odio — check the person before you write the form.

3. Using the present for a finished past action

✗ Wrong: “Io odio il freddo ieri.”

✓ Right: “Io ho odiato il freddo questa settimana.”

Ieri points to the past, so use the passato prossimo ho odiato here, not the present odio.

4. Mixing up the auxiliary

✗ Wrong: “Io sono odiato il freddo.”

✓ Right: “Io ho odiato il freddo questa settimana.”

odiare takes avere in the passato prossimo. The io form is ho odiato — the other auxiliary never belongs with this verb.

Quiz: test yourself

Ten questions on odiare across the tenses. Answers with explanations follow each question.

  1. What is the tu form of odiare in the Present indicative?

    • A) odio
    • B) odi
    • C) odia
    • D) odiamo

  2. What is the io form of odiare in the Present perfect (passato prossimo)?

    • A) hai odiato
    • B) ha odiato
    • C) ho odiato
    • D) abbiamo odiato

  3. What is the lui/lei form of odiare in the Imperfect?

    • A) odiavo
    • B) odiavi
    • C) odiavamo
    • D) odiava

  4. What is the noi form of odiare in the Future?

    • A) odieremo
    • B) odierò
    • C) odierai
    • D) odierà

  5. What is the tu form of odiare in the Conditional?

    • A) odierei
    • B) odieresti
    • C) odierebbe
    • D) odieremmo

  6. What is the io form of odiare in the Passato remoto?

    • A) odiasti
    • B) odiò
    • C) odiai
    • D) odiammo

  7. What is the noi form of odiare in the Present subjunctive?

    • A) odi
    • B) odiate
    • C) odino
    • D) odiamo

  8. What is the gerund of odiare?

    • A) odiando
    • B) odiato
    • C) odiare
    • D) odio

  9. What is the past participle of odiare?

    • A) odiando
    • B) odiato
    • C) odiare
    • D) odio

  10. What does odiare mean in English?

  • A) to explain
  • B) to answer
  • C) to hate
  • D) to ask

Answer key

  1. B) odi — the correct form is odi. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  2. C) ho odiato — the correct form is ho odiato. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  3. D) odiava — the correct form is odiava. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  4. A) odieremo — the correct form is odieremo. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  5. B) odieresti — the correct form is odieresti. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  6. C) odiai — the correct form is odiai. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  7. D) odiamo — the correct form is odiamo. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  8. A) odiando — the correct form is odiando. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  9. B) odiato — the correct form is odiato. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  10. C) to hate — the correct form is to hate. The other options are other forms of the same verb.

Frequently asked questions

What does odiare mean in English?

odiare means “to hate”. You use it whenever you talk about to hate in Italian, in the present, the past and the future.

Is odiare regular or irregular?

odiare is regular. odiare is regular: every form follows the standard -are endings, so once you know the pattern you can build every tense from the stem.

What are the gerund and past participle of odiare?

The gerund is odiando and the past participle is odiato. The perfect tenses use avere + odiato.

Where can I see the full conjugation of odiare?

On the odiare conjugation page — every tense, every person, with tables. The odiare present tense page goes deeper into its most practised tense.

Pronunciation

Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for odiare, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one.

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