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J'étais fatiguée par son comportement égocentrique et grossier.

J'étais fatiguée par son comportement égocentrique et grossier.
I was tired by his egocentric and rude behavior.
From Lesson 456:Argumentative addition (sans compter que)·French

Questions & Answers about J'étais fatiguée par son comportement égocentrique et grossier.

Why does fatiguée have an extra e at the end?
The extra e shows that the speaker (Je) is female. When you describe a physical or mental state using être, the adjective or past participle must agree in gender and number with the subject.
Why is this sentence in the imperfect tense (J'étais) rather than the passé composé (J'ai été)?
The imperfect is used here to describe an ongoing state or feeling in the past. If you used the passé composé, it would sound like a sudden, completed change of state, meaning 'I became tired' at a specific moment.
Is grossier a false friend? Does it mean 'gross'?
Yes, it is a false friend! While it looks like the English word 'gross' (disgusting), grossier actually translates to 'rude' or 'coarse' when describing behavior. If you wanted to say his behavior was disgusting, you would use a word like dégoûtant.
Why do both adjectives (égocentrique and grossier) go after the noun?
Most French adjectives go after the noun, especially those describing personality traits or longer, multi-syllable words. When you have two such adjectives modifying the same noun, they both go after it, joined by et.

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