hassen
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German
Etymology
From Middle High German hazzen, from Old High German hazzōn, from Proto-Germanic *hatāną.
Pronunciation
Verb
hassen (weak, third-person singular present hasst, past tense hasste, past participle gehasst, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to hate
- Es gibt nichts, das ich mehr hasse als Wespen. ― There is nothing I hate more than wasps.
- (ethology, intransitive) to mob
- Die Rabenkrähen hassten auf den Waldkauz. ― The carrion crows mobbed the tawny owl.
Conjugation
| infinitive | hassen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | hassend | ||||
| past participle | gehasst | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich hasse | wir hassen | i | ich hasse | wir hassen |
| du hasst | ihr hasst | du hassest | ihr hasset | ||
| er hasst | sie hassen | er hasse | sie hassen | ||
| preterite | ich hasste | wir hassten | ii | ich hasste1 | wir hassten1 |
| du hasstest | ihr hasstet | du hasstest1 | ihr hasstet1 | ||
| er hasste | sie hassten | er hasste1 | sie hassten1 | ||
| imperative | hass (du) hasse (du) |
hasst (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
