en avoir marre

/ɑ̃.n‿a.vwaʁ maʁ/

verb A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
en a marre
past
en a eu marre
perfect
eu marre

Meaning

  1. to be fed up

V Category State Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: state. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

avoir le seum

"avoir le seum" and "en avoir marre" are close synonyms for "to be fed up"; "avoir le seum" is more modern slang.

Practice

1 What does en avoir marre mean?

2 Fill the gap: J'en ai ___ de ce bruit constant.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches en avoir marre?

verb

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