What does detestar mean?
detestar means to detest, to loathe, to abominate in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
Spanish verb guide
Detestar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn detestar, meaning to detest, to loathe, to abominate, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: detestandoparticiple: detestado
Principal forms of detestar
- Infinitive
- detestar
- Gerund
- detestando
- Past participle
- detestado
Detestar conjugation table
Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.
| Pronoun | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | detesto | detesté | detestaba | detestaré |
| tú | detestas | detestaste | detestabas | detestarás |
| él / ella / usted | detesta | detestó | detestaba | detestará |
| nosotros/as | detestamos | detestamos | detestábamos | detestaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | detestan | detestaron | detestaban | detestarán |
Pattern notes
- Detestar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with detestar
Detesto eso más que nada.I hate that more than anything.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tomás detesta a su vecino.Tom hates his neighbor.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Detesto los juegos de cartas.I hate playing cards.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate detestar for yo in the present.
- Use the preterite form for ella.
- Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
- Write a short sentence in the future.
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