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Japanese

やす

ごうをにやす
Meaning: to lose patience; to become irritated after waiting
Part of Speech: Verb, Idiom

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Verb inflections

Verb inflections
Form Affirmative Negative
Present 業を煮やす 業を煮やさない
Polite 業を煮やします 業を煮やしません
Past 業を煮やした 業を煮やさなかった
Polite + Past 業を煮やしました 業を煮やしませんでした
Te-form 業を煮やして 業を煮やさなくて
Potential 業を煮やせる 業を煮やせない
Passive 業を煮やされる 業を煮やされない
Causative 業を煮やさせる 業を煮やさせない
Imperative 業を煮やせ 業を煮やすな

Example

返事が何日も来ず、彼はとうとう業を煮やした。
After receiving no reply for days, he finally lost patience.

Usage Notes

A fixed idiom for reaching the limit of one's patience, often because a response or action has been delayed.

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