pacientemente

patiently

adverb pah-syen-teh-MEN-teh Rare

Usage Note

Pacientemente is formed regularly from paciente + -mente and carries no surprises in form. It collocates tightly with verbs of waiting and enduring: esperar pacientemente, aguardar pacientemente. Spanish often drops the adverb in favour of the phrase con paciencia, especially in speech, where the long -mente form can feel formal.

Examples

"Esperó pacientemente su turno en la cola."

Natural Translation

She waited patiently for her turn in the queue.

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