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poli
July 20, 2023, 03:08 PM
I know it means don't lose patience, but it seems odd to me. I would say no pierdas la paciencia. Is not te impacientes a common usage?

AngelicaDeAlquezar
July 20, 2023, 11:19 PM
It's not unusual and, although it's used mostly in a more formal register and you will find it more often in writing, it's neutral speech.
"Perder la paciencia" is a more daily speech formula, but "impacientarse" is quite a common verb. :)

Aprendo
September 16, 2023, 07:45 PM
So in spoken form,

No te pierdas la paciencia

is OK to use?

AngelicaDeAlquezar
September 17, 2023, 01:14 PM
It would be "no pierdas la paciencia".
If you say "no te pierdas la paciencia", it means you lose patience with yourself. ;)

Aprendo
September 21, 2023, 08:21 PM
It would be "no pierdas la paciencia".
If you say "no te pierdas la paciencia", it means you lose patience with yourself. ;)

Gracias, ADA.