Questions & Answers about Я ненавижу вставать рано.
Why do we use the imperfective verb вставать here instead of the perfective встать?
Verbs that express strong likes, dislikes, or habits—such as любить (to love), нравиться (to like), and ненавидеть (to hate)—are always followed by an imperfective infinitive. Because you are talking about the general action of "getting up" as a concept you dislike, the imperfective вставать is required here.
Why does ненавидеть change to ненавижу with a ж in the "I" form?
This verb is actually built on the root of видеть (to see). Historically, it literally meant "to not be able to look at" something. Just like видеть has a consonant mutation where the д changes to ж in the "I" form (я вижу), ненавидеть does the exact same thing (я ненавижу). For all other pronouns, the д comes back (e.g., ты ненавидишь).
We are learning to use the Dative case with emotion verbs like радоваться. Does ненавидеть work the same way?
No, ненавидеть is not a reflexive verb (it doesn't end in -ся) and it uses different grammar. While reflexive emotion verbs like радоваться (to be glad) or удивляться (to be surprised) take the Dative case for the cause of the emotion, ненавидеть is a standard transitive verb. It takes an infinitive action (like in this sentence) or a direct object in the Accusative case (for example, Я ненавижу зиму - I hate winter).
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