Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb haïr
Introduction to the verb haïr
The English translation of the French verb haïr is “to hate.” It is pronounced as “eh-reer” in its infinitive form.
The language origin of haïr can be traced back to the Latin word “odio,” which also means “to hate.” In everyday French, haïr is most often used to express a strong and intense dislike or animosity towards someone or something.
Here are three simple examples of haïr being used in everyday French:
- Je déteste les araignées, je les hais même. (I hate spiders, I even despise them.)
- Ils se haïssent depuis des années, ils ne peuvent pas se voir en peinture. (They have hated each other for years, they can’t stand each other.)
- Elle a fini par haïr son travail à cause de son patron tyrannique. (She ended up hating her job because of her tyrannical boss.)
Haïr – About the French Present Tense
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Common Everyday Usage Patterns For Le Present
Interactions with Other Tenses
Table of the Present Tense Conjugation of haïr
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation
je | hais | Je hais les mensonges. | I hate lies.
tu | hais | Tu hais la violence. | You hate violence.
il | hait | Il hait la solitude. | He hates solitude.
elle | hait | Elle hait l’injustice. | She hates injustice.
on | hait | On hait les conflits. | We hate conflicts.
nous | haïssons | Nous haïssons le racisme. | We hate racism.
vous | haïssez | Vous haïssez le bruit. | You hate noise.
ils | haïssent | Ils haïssent les mensonges.| They hate lies.
elles | haïssent | Elles haïssent les égoïstes| They hate selfish people.
Other Conjugations for Haïr.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb haïr (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haïr
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haïr
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haïr
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haïr
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haïr
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haïr
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haïr
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haïr
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haïr
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haïr
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haïr
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haïr
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haïr
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haïr
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haïr
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb haïr
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