patience
/pa.sjɑ̃s/feminine
Patience in French is patience.
patience is a noun used to describe the quality of being patient.
Meaning: quality of being patient (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun patience is feminine and is used with the feminine article la (la patience).
How do you pronounce it?
/pa.sjɑ̃s/
Did you know?
- The word patience is also the name for a specific type of card game in French, which English speakers know as 'solitaire'.
- The French word patience shares an ancestor with the English verb 'to suffer', from the Latin 'patior'.
- The root of patience is related to the English word 'passive', as both stem from the idea of enduring or receiving without acting.
Examples in context
- Ma patience est à bout.I am at the end of my patience.This sentence is useful for expressing that you are at the end of your patience with patience.Tatoeba #6283 by TRANG, translation #258858 by CK
- Tom manque de patience.Tom lacks patience.This sentence is useful for saying that someone lacks patience.Tatoeba #6561220 by felix63, translation #6579570 by Eccles17
- Ne perdez pas patience.Don't lose patience.This sentence is useful for telling someone not to lose patience.Tatoeba #11188924 by lbdx, translation #8600170 by CK
- La patience est une vertu essentielle dans la vie.Patience is an essential virtue in life.
- Sois patient, tout va s'arranger.Be patient, everything will work out.
- J'ai de la patience avec les enfants.I have patience with children.
- 122 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Manon is trying to teach Nathan how to cook.
- ManonIl faut avoir de la patience pour cuisiner.You need to have patience to cook.
- NathanC'est vrai, je suis trop impatient.That's true, I am too impatient.
- ManonLa patience est la clé du succès.Patience is the key to success.
- NathanD'accord, je vais essayer d'attendre.Okay, I will try to wait.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “patience” translations and entries patience, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries patience, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
