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苛立つ

いらだつ

N2to grow impatient · to become irritated

Examples

列車がなかなか来ず、乗客は苛立っていた。

同じ間違いが続き、彼は次第に苛立った。

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Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 苛立つ is read as いらだつ and means “to grow impatient” and “to become irritated”.
  • Basic usage: It describes passengers growing impatient with a delay and someone becoming irritated by repeated mistakes.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • Key distinction: 乗客が苛立つ
    • It covers both impatience from waiting and irritation at repeated failure. The experiencer is marked as in 乗客が苛立つ.

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