odiar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
odiar — to hate
The affirmative imperative of odiar is: odia (tú), odie (usted), odiad (vosotros), odien (ustedes).
odiar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
While rare for a verb like 'hate', it's used in literary contexts or dramatic expressions to command someone to feel hatred.
Notes on odiar in the Affirmative Imperative
Odiar is regular. The 'tú' form is the same as the third person singular present indicative.
Example Sentences
Odia el pecado, pero ama al pecador.
Hate the sin, but love the sinner.
tú
¡Odien la injusticia!
Hate injustice!
ustedes
Odiad la mentira siempre.
Hate lies always.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'odie' for the tú command.
Correct: odia
Why: The affirmative tú command uses the present indicative 'él' form, not the subjunctive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: odio
The present tense of odiar is regular: odio, odias, odia, odiamos, odiáis, odian.
Preterite
yo: odié
The preterite of odiar is regular: odié, odiaste, odió, odiamos, odiasteis, odiaron.
Imperfect
yo: odiaba
The imperfect of odiar follows the standard -aba pattern: odiaba, odiabas, odiaba, odiábamos.
Future
yo: odiaré
The future of odiar uses the infinitive as a base: odiaré, odiarás, odiará, odiaremos, odiaréis, odiarán.
Conditional
yo: odiaría
The conditional of odiar is regular: odiaría, odiarías, odiaría, odiaríamos, odiaríais, odiarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: odie
The present subjunctive of odiar uses -e endings: odie, odies, odie, odiemos, odiéis, odien.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: odiara
The imperfect subjunctive of odiar is regular: odiara, odiaras, odiara, odiáramos.
Negative Imperative
yo: no odies
The negative imperative of odiar uses the present subjunctive: no odies, no odie, no odiemos, no odiéis, no odien.