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impaziente

impatient

adjective eem-pah-TSYEN-teh Rare

Usage Note

Impaziente is invariable for gender (same form for masculine and feminine); only the plural changes: impazienti. It is often followed by di + infinitive: sono impaziente di vederti (I can't wait to see you). The noun is impazienza and the antonym is paziente (patient).

Examples

"I bambini erano impazienti di aprire i regali."

Natural Translation

The children were impatient to open the presents.

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