j'en ai marre
I'm fed up / I've had enough / I'm sick of it
Intermediate Phrase
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Pronunciation
/ʒɑ̃.n‿ɛ maʁ/
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Cultural Note
The French battle cry of exasperation. 'J'en ai marre' is what you say right before you snap — it's the last station before 'I'm doing something drastic.' French workers say it before strikes, students say it before dropping out, and everyone says it about the weather from November to March. The escalation goes: 'ça m'énerve' (it annoys me) → 'j'en ai marre' (I'm fed up) → 'j'en ai ras-le-bol' (I'm absolutely done). France basically runs on this emotional spectrum.
📝 Example Sentences
J'en ai marre de ce temps pourri !
I'm fed up with this lousy weather!
J'en ai marre, je démissionne lundi.
I've had enough, I'm quitting on Monday.