Everything about the French phrase "J'en ai marre"

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English translation

Translation : I'm fed up
Register : Informal - Funny

How to pronounce it

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IPA : / ʒɑ̃n‿ e maʁ /

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J'en ai marre meaning

Definition

It's one of the many ways to say in French, "I'm fed up / I'm sick of". For example: "J'en ai marre de cette voiture" (I'm sick of this car)

How to use

When something or someone makes you angry, you can use: "J'en ai marre !". For example, if you just had a car accident because someone didn't respect the traffic light, you might want to say (or yell): "J'en ai marre !".

Plot twist: if you want to sound like a true French, use instead: "Ah putain ! J'en ai marre de cette merde !" (Oh fuck! I'm fed up of this shit!)

Synonyms / Related

Je suis énervé. ("I am angry")
Je suis furax. ("I am furious")(Slang)
Je suis en pétard. ("I'm hopping mad")
Ça me soule. ("It pisses me off")
Ça m'énerve. ("It makes me angry")
Ça me vénère. ("It makes me angry")(Slang)
Ça m'vénère. ("It makes me angry")(Slang)
Chui vénère. ("I am angry")(Slang)
Tu es vénère. ("You are angry")(Slang)
Il/elle est vénère. ("He/she is angry")(Slang)
On est vénère. ("We are angry")(Slang)
Ils/elles sont vénère. ("They are angry")(Slang)

Example in a dialogue with audio

Dialogue

J'en ai marre !

I'm fed up!

Qu'est-ce qu'il t'arrive ?

What happened to you?

J'ai raté mon examen

I failed my exam