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Japanese

つく

いらつく
Meaning: to feel irritated; to become annoyed
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 苛つく 苛つかない
Polite 苛つきます 苛つきません
Past 苛ついた 苛つかなかった
Polite + Past 苛つきました 苛つきませんでした
Te-form 苛ついて 苛つかなくて
Potential 苛つける 苛つけない
Passive 苛つかれる 苛つかれない
Causative 苛つかせる 苛つかせない
Causative + Passive 苛つかされる 苛つかされない
Imperative 苛つけ 苛つくな

Example

思うように仕事が進まず、彼は苛ついていた。
He was irritated because the work was not progressing as he hoped.

Usage Notes

Describes becoming annoyed when things do not go as planned or when an unpleasant situation continues.

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