/de.tɛs.te/
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Translation
to hate
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Word origin
From Latin detestari ('to curse, denounce while calling the gods to witness'), from de- ('away') and testari ('to bear witness'), from testis ('witness').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- detestari
- English cognates
- detest, testify, testament
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | déteste | détestais | détestai | détesterai | détesterais |
| tu | détestes | détestais | détestas | détesteras | détesterais |
| il/elle | déteste | détestait | détesta | détestera | détesterait |
| nous | détestons | détestions | détestâmes | détesterons | détesterions |
| vous | détestez | détestiez | détestâtes | détesterez | détesteriez |
| ils/elles | détestent | détestaient | détestèrent | détesteront | détesteraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | déteste | détestasse |
| tu | détestes | détestasses |
| il/elle | déteste | détestât |
| nous | détestions | détestassions |
| vous | détestiez | détestassiez |
| ils/elles | détestent | détestassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | déteste |
| nous | détestons |
| vous | détestez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- détestant
- Past participle
- détesté · détestée · détestés · détestées
Examples
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I hate getting up early in the morning.
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She hates being kept waiting.
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We both hate this kind of film.
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As a child, I hated green vegetables as much as my brothers did.
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They have hated each other since that argument last year.
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