How to say I was so angry I could kill him in Japanese


I tried to translate the phrase, 'I was so angry I could kill him', but I was
told by my Japanese girlfriend that, 'aitsu wo koroseru gurai okotta', was
unnatural and, 'gaman dekinai gurai okotta', was better.

This is in the context of my explaining 'could' to her to express feeling or
extent in English. The sentence comes from a textbook.

What is the best way to translate this sentence in Japanese?




I agree with your girlfriend's comment. I do not know if this translation
looks like a textbook answer, but another way to translate that sentence would
be 彼を殺そうかと思うくらい怒った(Kare wo korosou kato omou kurai okotta). Putting it more
formally, 殺意を抱くほどの怒りを覚えた (Satsui wo idaku hodono ikari wo oboeta).




I agree with your girlfriend's comment. I do not know if this translation
looks like a textbook answer, but another way to translate that sentence would
be 彼を殺そうかと思うくらい怒った(Kare wo korosou kato omou kurai okotta). Putting it more
formally, 殺意を抱くほどの怒りを覚えた (Satsui wo idaku hodono ikari wo oboeta).

