detestare
B1#3,116Hear it
verb
- to detest, to loathe, to hate
Forms
Present
| I | detesto |
|---|---|
| you | detesti |
| he, she, it | detesta |
| we | detestiamo |
| you (plural) | detestate |
| they | detestano |
Imperfect
| I | detestavo |
|---|---|
| you | detestavi |
| he, she, it | detestava |
| we | detestavamo |
| you (plural) | detestavate |
| they | detestavano |
Past historic
| I | detestai |
|---|---|
| you | detestasti |
| he, she, it | detestò |
| we | detestammo |
| you (plural) | detestaste |
| they | detestarono |
Future
| I | detesterò |
|---|---|
| you | detesterai |
| he, she, it | detesterà |
| we | detesteremo |
| you (plural) | detesterete |
| they | detesteranno |
Conditional
| I | detesterei |
|---|---|
| you | detesteresti |
| he, she, it | detesterebbe |
| we | detesteremmo |
| you (plural) | detestereste |
| they | detesterebbero |
Subjunctive
| I | detesti |
|---|---|
| you | detesti |
| he, she, it | detesti |
| we | detestiamo |
| you (plural) | detestiate |
| they | detestino |
Imperfect subjunctive
| I | detestassi |
|---|---|
| you | detestassi |
| he, she, it | detestasse |
| we | detestassimo |
| you (plural) | detestaste |
| they | detestassero |
Imperative
| you | detesta |
|---|---|
| he, she, it | detesti |
| we | detestiamo |
| you (plural) | detestate |
| they | detestino |
Other forms
| infinitive | detestare |
|---|
More forms are in the app.
Used in the library
- Tutti detestano il modulo nuovo del ministero.Everybody detests the ministry's new form.B1Di nuovo, per favore (17) — Again, please (17) (B1)
- Il maestro detesta i moduli e adora la lavagna.The teacher detests forms and adores the blackboard.B1Di nuovo, per favore (10) — Again, please (10) (B1)
- Aveva sposato Romilda, ma la suocera, la vedova Pescatore, lo detestava, e in casa si litigava sempre.He had married Romilda, but his mother-in-law, the widow Pescatore, loathed him, and at home there was constant quarrelling.B1Il fu Mattia Pascal — The Late Mattia Pascal