hata
Meaning
loathe; detest; hate
In Swedish: avsky
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att hata | to loathe |
|---|---|---|
| Present | hatar | jag hatar |
| Past | hatade | jag hatade |
| Supine | hatat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har hatat | jag har hatat |
| Past perfect | hade hatat | jag hade hatat |
| Future | ska hata | or: kommer att hata |
| Conditional | skulle hata | jag skulle hata |
| Imperative | hata! | a command |
| Present participle | hatande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | hatad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | hatas |
|---|---|
| Present | hatas |
| Past | hatades |
| Supine | hatats |
Group 1: -ar verbs. Present -ar, past -ade, supine -at. The largest and most regular group. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use hatar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise hata
1 / 2Yesterday I … (hata). Which is the past tense?
hata in a sentence
- hata sin manhate one's husband
- hata vålddetest violence
- hata att stiga upp om morgnarnaloathe getting up in the morning
Questions
What does hata mean in English?
hata means “loathe, detest”.
What is the past tense of hata?
The past tense of hata is hatade (“jag hatade”). The supine is hatat, used in “jag har hatat”.
What is the present tense of hata?
hatar, the same for every person: jag hatar, du hatar, vi hatar.
Where the course teaches it
Origin
From Old Swedish hata, from Old Norse hata, from Proto-Germanic *hatāną.
Nearby common words
hata is number 480 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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