capable
Able and efficient; having the ability needed for a specific task; having the…Able and efficient; having the ability needed for a specific task; having the disposition to do something; permitting or being susceptible to something.
» She is capable of teaching English.
Sie kann Englisch unterrichten.
Она может обучать английскому.
Вона здатна викладати англійську.
Meaning
2 sensesAble and efficient; having the ability needed for a specific task; having the disposition to do something; permitting or being susceptible to something.
She is capable and efficient.
He does not need help; he is capable of eating on his own.
fähig
спосо́бныйsposóbnyj
зда́тнийzdátnyj, зді́бнийzdíbnyj, спромо́жнийspromóžnyj
(usually followed by ‘of’) having capacity or ability
(obsolete)Of sufficient capacity or size for holding, containing, receiving or taking in; accessible to. Construed with of, for or an infinitive.
Examples
491 sentencesShe is capable of teaching English.
Вона здатна викладати англійську.
ruОна может обучать английскому.
deSie kann Englisch unterrichten.
Tom is capable of doing it.
Том здатний це зробити.
ruТом способен сделать это.
deTom ist dazu in der Lage.
I know what they're capable of.
Я знаю, на що вони здатні.
We know what you're capable of.
Ми знаємо, на що ви здатні.
ruМы знаем, на что вы способны.
deWir wissen, wozu du fähig bist.
You know what Tom is capable of, don't you?
Ти знаєш, на що здатний Тома, чи не так?
ruВы знаете, на что способен Том, не так ли?
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Middle French capable, from Late Latin capābilis.Borrowed from Middle French capable, from Late Latin capābilis.
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Forms
more capable, most capable| Comparative | more capable Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most capable Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
7 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
12 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
6 patterns- is capable of
- capable of doing
- perfectly capable of
- a very capable
- perfectly capable
- capable of that