彼は嘘をつくことが大嫌いだった。

he; him; his; boyfriend

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

lie; falsehood; incorrect fact; Really!; Unbelievable!; No way!

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up; to spit up

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

very dislikeable; hate, loathe, abhor

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative