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I know this is probably a stupid question, but 嫌だ was in a song I was
listening too. Is this incorrect usage? I know 嫌い means hateful but you don't
drop the い to add だ do you?
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Can't understand this kanji use in my song lyrics
In this case, 嫌 is not used as the adjective 嫌｛きら｝い but as an adjective,
嫌｛いや｝な. See for example
[weblio](http://thesaurus.weblio.jp/content/%E5%AB%8C%E3%81%AA). Furthermore,
嫌{いや}だ is pretty much a [set
phrase](http://thesaurus.weblio.jp/content/%E5%AB%8C%E3%81%A0), meaning both:

  * Unpleasantness, discomfort
  * To refuse / to avoid

And by the way, 嫌{きら}い as hateful is not the most common sense. My dictionary
lists:

  * Dislike, hate, suspicion
  * Dislike, hatred, fear
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