Translation guide
Expressing that one's patience has run out, often leading to irritation or giving up. Japanese uses various verbs and phrases depending on whether the feeling is momentary anger, gradual loss of calm, or reaching a limit.
To express that someone suddenly becomes angry or annoyed because they can no longer tolerate something.
An idiomatic expression literally meaning 'the string of the patience bag snaps.' It vividly describes the moment one's patience runs out and anger erupts.
I finally lost patience with his rude attitude.
A casual verb meaning to snap or lose one's temper. Often used when someone suddenly becomes very angry.
He was so persistent that I lost my patience and snapped.
Literally 'to start getting angry.' It indicates the beginning of an angry reaction after patience is lost.
After being kept waiting, he suddenly lost patience and got angry.
To express that one can no longer endure a situation and decides to stop being patient.
A common phrase meaning 'this is the limit of my patience.' It clearly states that one cannot tolerate any more.
I've lost patience. I'm leaving this place.
Literally 'become unable to endure.' It describes the process of losing patience.
I lost patience with his excuses.
An idiomatic expression meaning to lose patience due to waiting too long or being frustrated by slow progress.
A somewhat literary expression meaning 'cannot bear any longer.' It emphasizes the inability to endure.
I lost patience with that humiliation.
To express that one stops trying to be patient with a person or situation and withdraws effort.
To be fed up with someone and lose all desire to associate with them. Often used in relationships.
I lost patience with his irresponsibility and gave up on him.
To abandon or give up on someone, often after losing patience with their behavior.
To withdraw from involvement, often due to frustration or loss of patience.
我慢 (がまん) is the most common word for patience/endurance in daily life. 堪忍 (かんにん) is more formal and often appears in set phrases like 堪忍袋 (patience bag). Use 我慢 for most situations.
Avoid directly translating 'lose patience' as 忍耐を失う (にんたいをうしなう). It sounds unnatural. Use the idiomatic expressions provided instead.
I lost patience waiting for a reply and called.
何度言っても直らないので、ついに見放した。
I lost patience and finally gave up on him because he never corrected his behavior.
I'm pulling out of this project. I've lost patience.