# der Geduldsfaden

der Geduldsfaden is a German noun meaning “patience”. Forms: des Geduldsfadens.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Geduldsfadens

## In other languages

- Русский: нить терпения
- Українська: терпець

## Meanings

1. _figurative_ patience (seen as a notional thread that can break)
   - Mir reißt der Geduldsfaden! — I'm wearing out of patience!

## Examples

- Ihm riss der Geduldsfaden. — He lost his rag.
- Tom scheint der Geduldsfaden gerissen zu sein. — Tom seems to have lost his patience.
- Ihr reißt der Geduldsfaden. — She's losing her patience.

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