noun
patience
B1
Geduld: 'patience'. Feminine abstract noun (die Geduld), usually uncountable—no plural. Declension uses der Geduld (genitive and dative), die Geduld (accusative, nominative). Common collocation: 'Geduld haben' (to have patience). No special preposition; used in fixed phrases. Often in requests: 'Bitte um Geduld' or 'Hab Geduld'.
Examples
Die Ärztin bat um Geduld, weil die Untersuchung länger gedauert hatte, sodass die Patienten warten mussten.
The doctor asked for patience because the examination had taken longer, so the patients had to wait.
Geduld ist eine Tugend.
Patience is a virtue.
Für diese Arbeit braucht man viel Geduld.
This work requires a lot of patience.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture a very slow-moving clock to represent patience.
Feminine (die): remember 'die Geduld' by saying 'die Geduld' as a short phrase aloud.
Notes
Typically an uncountable/mass noun in German; usually used in singular. You will often see it in fixed expressions like 'Hab Geduld' or 'mit Geduld'. | Singular-only noun; plural forms are not applicable.