I Hate You in Portuguese

Hello there! What do you love? Many things, I hope! Now, what do you hate? Maybe a place you didn’t like, or even a person you don’t see eye to eye with anymore… if that is the case, hating something is a very strong feeling, isn’t it? In today’s Dica we will see the regular and irregular ways to conjugate the verb hate in Portuguese. We will also check out the expression I hate you in Portuguese, in addition to an exercise at the end to practice what you learned!

Let’s take a look at the verb odiar Portuguese conjugation. Remember that all the irregular forms will have an asterisk by the conjugation, while the regular ones will be in bold. These can vary according to whether the verb ends in -AR, -ER, or -IR.

To hate in Portuguese

Indicative

Imperative

Subjunctive

Other Tenses

We use the verb odiar conjugation in Portuguese to express something that we strongly don’t like, for example:

• Cariocas odeiam dias chuvosos!
  Cariocas hate rainy days!

How to Express Hate in Portuguese

Now that we have learned the odiar Portuguese conjugation, let’s see how to express this hatred. If you want to say it to a person, how do you think you can say I hate you in Portuguese? Eu te odeio! Remember that this is a very strong thing to say, so don’t take it lightly! However, if you are directing it at an object, you would say, for example: Eu odeio esse travesseiro (I hate this pillow).

Other Expressions for Hate in Portuguese

But are there any other ways to show your hatred towards something or someone? Well, let’s take a look at some expressions in Portuguese that might express exactly that! Remember, their exact translation may not make sense in English, so read our explanation to understand the meaning behind each one of them!

First, let’s take a look at a few expressions Brazilians use, mostly to express anger, frustration or even hatred towards people.

• Estou fulo com a Joana!
  • I am mad at Joana!
• André está pau da vida com o irmão.
  • André is fed up with his bother.
• Suellen está na minha lista negra!
  • Suellen is on my black list!

The following ones are mostly used to indicate a negative emotion such as hatred on someone’s face.

• Eles estão com cara de quem comeu e não gostou!
  • They look disgusted!
• Ela hoje está com cara de poucos amigos.
  • She is not looking very friendly today.

Now, let’s finally check out expressions mostly used to describe anger towards situations!

• Isso faz o meu sangue ferver!
  • This makes my blood boil!
• Eu estou cagando e andando!
  • I don’t give a shit!
• Virei o bicho ontem, de tanta raiva que sentia!
  • I was like a wild animal yesterday, I felt so angry!

Practice the verb Hate in Portuguese

Now that we know how to conjugate Odiar in Portuguese, let’s practice!

Complete the sentences using the right tense:

1. Patrícia _______ (present) quando as pessoas se atrasam.
2. Nós gostamos muito da festa mas eles _______. (past simple)
3. Esse filme é chato? Você não está _______? (gerund)
4. Não _______ (imperative) ele! Esse sentimento é muito ruim.
5. Eu _______ (imperfect past) ter que limpar o quarto quando era criança.
6. Você precisa fazer algo muito grave para eu _______ você. (personal infinitive)
7. Se ela me _______ (imperfect past) eu saberia.
8. Eu _______ (present) quando não tem Atividades RioLIVE!.
9. Nós _______ (future of the past) descobrir que ela não é uma boa pessoa.
10. Cariocas _______ (present) o frio.
11. Eu ________ (present) quando não consigo ir para a Rio & Learn.

That’s it for today, guys! Now that you can say I hate you in Portuguese, along with all the other conjugations, are you going to say it to someone? Maybe not, right? And don’t forget! If you have any doubts about Portuguese, send them to us on Twitter.

See you next time!
Hugs from Rio & Learn!

Click on the links below to see more related Dicas
Regular verbs in -ar in the present
Verbs ending in -ar in the past
Portuguese Swear Words
Portuguese Irregular Verbs

Answers

1. odeia
2. odiaram
3. odiando
4. odeie
5. odiava
6. odiar
7. odiasse
8. odeio
9. odiaríamos
10. odeiam
11. odeio