怒っている
okotte iru
To say I am mad, meaning angry, in Japanese, say 怒っている (okotte iru).
怒っている describes being angry right now. It is about anger, not about being crazy.
What does it mean word for word?
怒って is the te form of the verb to get angry, and いる shows an ongoing state, so together they mean being angry.
Which one should you use?
腹が立つ is a common way to say something makes you angry. ムカつくなぁ。 means this is really irritating and is casual. ぶちきれる！ is slang for losing your temper.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
腹が立つ is colloquial.
How does it change in a sentence?
The polite form is 怒っています. The past form 怒った means got angry. The plain verb 怒る describes the act of becoming angry, while 怒っている describes the state.
Did you know?
- The verb 怒る can sometimes be used by a superior to mean 'to scold' a subordinate, meaning the person 'getting angry' is actually delivering a lecture.
- In Japanese, the word 'belly' (腹, 'hara') is often used as a metaphor for the seat of emotions, including anger and willpower.
- Japanese has a specific adjective 腹立たしい for things that are infuriating, but you will almost never hear it in a real conversation. It is primarily reserved for written literature.
Examples in context
- 私のケーキを食べたのは誰ですか？怒っていますよ！Who ate my cake? I am mad!
- 今、すごく怒っている。Ima, sugoku okotte iru.I am very mad right now.
- 彼は少し怒っているようだ。Kare wa sukoshi okotte iru you da.He seems to be a little mad.
- そんなことで怒っているの？Sonna koto de okotte iru no?Are you mad about something like that?
Example conversation
Misaki and Yota are having a disagreement at home.
- 美咲 Misakiもう、本当に怒っているよ！Mou, hontou ni okotte iru yo!Geez, I am really mad!
- 陽太 Yotaごめん、そんなに怒っているとは思わなかった。Gomen, sonna ni okotte iru to wa omowanakatta.Sorry, I didn't think you were that mad.
- 美咲 Misaki陽太くんの態度が悪いんだもん。Yota-kun no taido ga warui ndamon.It's because your attitude is bad, Yota.
- 陽太 Yota悪かったよ、機嫌を直して。Warukatta yo, kigen o naoshite.I was wrong, please cheer up.
