Haïr — to hate | French Verb Chart
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Présent (Indicatif)
- je haisI hate
- tu haisyou hate
- il / elle haithe / she hates
- nous haïssonswe hate
- vous haïssezyou hate
- ils / elles haïssentthey hate
Passé composé (Indicatif)
- j’ai haïI hated
- tu as haïyou hated
- il / elle a haïhe / she hated
- nous avons haïwe hated
- vous avez haïyou hated
- ils / elles ont haïthey hated
Imparfait (Indicatif)
- je haïssaisI hated
- tu haïssaisyou hated
- il haïssaithe hated
- nous haïssionswe hated
- vous haïssiezyou hated
- ils haïssaientthey hated
Futur simple (Indicatif)
- je haïraiI will hate
- tu haïrasyou will
- il haïrahe will
- nous haïronswe will
- vous haïrezyou will
- ils haïrontthey will
Conditionnel présent
- je haïraisI would hate
- tu haïraisyou would
- il haïraithe would
- nous haïrionswe would
- vous haïriezyou would
- ils haïraientthey would
Subjonctif présent
- que je haïssethat I hate
- que tu haïssesthat you
- qu’il haïssethat he
- que nous haïssionsthat we
- que vous haïssiezthat you
- qu’ils haïssentthat they
Impératif, Participe & Infinitif
- haïrinfinitive
- haïssantpresent participle
- en haïssantgerund (gérondif)
- haïpast participle
- hais · haïssons · haïssezimperative
- avoirauxiliary in compound tenses
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📘 How to use Haïr
- The diaeresis trap: it DISAPPEARS in je / tu / il present (je hais, one syllable [ɛ]) but appears everywhere else (nous haïssons, two syllables [a.i]).
- H aspiré: no elision — say je hais (not « j’hais »), le haïr. Don’t link it.
- Haïr is strong (to hate / loathe); détester is the everyday « to hate ». « Je te hais » is dramatic!
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present, je (no diaeresis): je ___ (one syllable)
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hais
nous form (diaeresis): nous ___ (two syllables)
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haïssons
the everyday, milder « to hate » = ___ (less strong)
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détester
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je ___ (Haïr — present)
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hais
tu ___ (Haïr — passé composé)
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as haï
il ___ (Haïr — imperfect)
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haïssait
nous ___ (Haïr — future)
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haïrons
vous ___ (Haïr — conditional)
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haïriez
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Haïr conjugation FAQ
What is the present tense of haïr?
je hais, tu hais, il / elle hait, nous haïssons, vous haïssez, ils / elles haïssent. Full charts for every tense are above, each form with audio.
What is the past participle of haïr?
haï — the passé composé is « j’ai haï ». Haïr uses avoir as its auxiliary verb.
How do you say haïr in the future tense?
« je haïrai » — the future stem never changes across persons, only the endings do.
What does haïr mean in English?
to hate. It is one of the essential French verbs — drill the present first, then the passé composé; those two tenses carry most conversations.
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