Italian · Frustration
Non ne posso più!
non nay POSS-so PYOO · /non ne ˈpɔs.so pju/
I can't take it anymore! / I've had it!
1/5 Grandma-safe
mild, playful; fine on daytime TV
Literally
"I can't of it anymore"
Word-for-word — which is rarely what it means.
How to use it
Clean, heartfelt exhaustion — the end of your rope with a job, a person, the heat. Completely polite, so it's the phrase to use when you're overwhelmed but in company that rules out the ball-based options. Often paired with a heavy sigh.
Heard in the wild
Con questo caldo non ne posso più.
With this heat I just can't take it anymore.
Where it lands
Universal across Italy
Quick answers
- What does "Non ne posso più!" mean?
- In Italian, "Non ne posso più!" means "I can't take it anymore! / I've had it!". Literally it's "I can't of it anymore". Clean, heartfelt exhaustion — the end of your rope with a job, a person, the heat. Completely polite, so it's the phrase to use when you're overwhelmed but in company that rules out the ball-based options. Often paired with a heavy sigh.
- Is "Non ne posso più!" offensive?
- It's on the mild end — 1/5 (Grandma-safe) on the Punch-o-Meter. mild, playful; fine on daytime TV.
- How do you pronounce "Non ne posso più!"?
- Say it "non nay POSS-so PYOO" — capitals mark the stressed syllable. In IPA: non ne ˈpɔs.so pju.
Related in Italian
Cazzo! KAHT-tso Fuck! / Damn! / The all-purpose Italian curse. Che palle! kay PAHL-lay What a pain in the ass! / So annoying! Rompiscatole! rom-pee-SKAH-to-lay Pain in the neck / nuisance Mannaggia! mahn-NAH-jah Damn it! / Curse it! Porca puttana! POR-kah poot-TAH-nah Holy shit! / Goddammit! Porca troia! POR-kah TROY-ah Fucking hell! / Goddammit!
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