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detestar Conditional Conjugation

detestarto detest

B1regular -ar★★★
Quick answer:

The conditional of detestar is regular: detestaría, detestarías, detestaría, detestaríamos, detestaríais, detestarían.

detestar Conditional Forms

yodetestaría
detestarías
él/ella/usteddetestaría
nosotrosdetestaríamos
vosotrosdetestaríais
ellos/ellas/ustedesdetestarían

When to Use the Conditional

Use the conditional to say you 'would detest' something under certain circumstances or to be polite when expressing a strong dislike.

Notes on detestar in the Conditional

Detestar is regular in the conditional; add the -ía endings directly to the infinitive.

Example Sentences

  • Yo detestaría vivir en un desierto.

    I would detest living in a desert.

    yo

  • Ellos detestarían perder el partido.

    They would detest losing the match.

    ellos/ellas/ustedes

  • ¿Detestarías trabajar los fines de semana?

    Would you detest working on weekends?

Common Mistakes

  • Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'i'.

    Correct: detestaría

    Why: All conditional forms have an accent on the 'i' of the ending.

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