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How do you say "frustrated" in Japanese?
苛立っていた
iradatsu teita
In Japanese, "frustrated" is 苛立っていた (iradatsu teita).
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Pronunciation
Say ee-rah-DAH-tsoo-teh-ta, the middle da carries the main stress, and tsu is clipped short right after it.
Writing and usage
苛立っていた is written using kanji. It's a adjective, and this word is also taught inside the Noun Town language learning game, where it appears in interactive lessons alongside hundreds of other everyday words.
Example sentence
彼は遅い交通に苛立っていた。
kareha osoi koutsuu ni iradatsu teita.
He was frustrated by the slow traffic.
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How to remember 苛立っていた
Iradatsu sounds like 'era, dot, sue', picture someone so frustrated by a single stray dot on their screen they threaten to sue the printer.
Related words
- excited 興奮している koufun shiteiru
- thrilled とても興奮している totemo koufun shiteiru
- terrified 恐怖でいっぱいだ kyoufu deippaida
- shocked ショックを受けている shokku wo uke teiru
- disgusted 嫌悪感を抱いている ken'okan wo dai teiru
- sympathetic 共感的 kyoukan teki
- empathetic 共感的 kyoukan teki
- optimistic 楽観的だ rakukanteki da
- pessimistic 悲観的 hikanteki
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Questions about 苛立っていた
How do you pronounce 苛立っていた?
Say ee-rah-DAH-tsoo-teh-ta, the middle da carries the main stress, and tsu is clipped short right after it.
Is 苛立っていた formal or casual?
苛立っていた is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.
How is 苛立っていた written in Japanese?
苛立っていた is written using kanji. Romanised, it reads as iradatsu teita.
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