Capable in Different Languages
Discover 'Capable' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Capable
Afrikaans bekwaam | ||
Albanian të aftë | ||
Amharic የሚችል | ||
Arabic قادر | ||
Armenian ընդունակ | ||
Assamese সক্ষম | ||
Aymara kapasa | ||
Azerbaijani bacarıqlı | ||
Bambara sékola | ||
Basque gai | ||
Belarusian здольны | ||
Bengali সক্ষম | ||
Bhojpuri काबिल | ||
Bosnian sposoban | ||
Bulgarian способен | ||
Catalan capaç | ||
Cebuano may katakus | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 能 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 能 | ||
Corsican capace | ||
Croatian sposoban | ||
Czech schopný | ||
Danish i stand til at | ||
Dhivehi ކުޅަދާނަކަން | ||
Dogri समर्थ | ||
Dutch bekwaam | ||
English capable | ||
Esperanto kapabla | ||
Estonian võimeline | ||
Ewe ate ŋu | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) may kakayahan | ||
Finnish pystyy | ||
French capable | ||
Frisian steat | ||
Galician capaz | ||
Georgian შეუძლია | ||
German fähig | ||
Greek ικανός | ||
Guarani katupyry | ||
Gujarati સક્ષમ | ||
Haitian Creole kapab | ||
Hausa iya | ||
Hawaiian hiki | ||
Hebrew בעל יכולת | ||
Hindi सक्षम | ||
Hmong muaj peev xwm | ||
Hungarian képes | ||
Icelandic fær | ||
Igbo ike | ||
Ilocano addaan ti kabaelan | ||
Indonesian mampu | ||
Irish ábalta | ||
Italian capace | ||
Japanese 有能 | ||
Javanese saged | ||
Kannada ಸಮರ್ಥ | ||
Kazakh қабілетті | ||
Khmer មានសមត្ថភាព | ||
Kinyarwanda arabishoboye | ||
Konkani सामर्थ्यवान | ||
Korean 유능한 | ||
Krio ebul | ||
Kurdish zane | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) بە توانا | ||
Kyrgyz жөндөмдүү | ||
Lao ມີຄວາມສາມາດ | ||
Latin strenuis | ||
Latvian spējīgs | ||
Lingala kokoka | ||
Lithuanian sugeba | ||
Luganda obusobozi | ||
Luxembourgish fäeg | ||
Macedonian способен | ||
Maithili सक्षम | ||
Malagasy mahavita | ||
Malay berkebolehan | ||
Malayalam കഴിവുള്ള | ||
Maltese kapaċi | ||
Maori āhei | ||
Marathi सक्षम | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯇꯧꯕ ꯉꯃꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯂꯩꯕ | ||
Mizo thei | ||
Mongolian чадвартай | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) စွမ်းရည် | ||
Nepali सक्षम | ||
Norwegian i stand | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) wokhoza | ||
Odia (Oriya) ସକ୍ଷମ | ||
Oromo danda'uu | ||
Pashto وړ | ||
Persian توانا | ||
Polish zdolny | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) capaz | ||
Punjabi ਕਾਬਲ | ||
Quechua qapaq | ||
Romanian capabil | ||
Russian способный | ||
Samoan mafai | ||
Sanskrit सक्षम | ||
Scots Gaelic comasach | ||
Sepedi bokgoni | ||
Serbian способан | ||
Sesotho bokhoni | ||
Shona kugona | ||
Sindhi قابل | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) හැකියාව | ||
Slovak schopný | ||
Slovenian sposoben | ||
Somali karti leh | ||
Spanish capaz | ||
Sundanese sanggup | ||
Swahili wenye uwezo | ||
Swedish kapabel | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) may kakayahan | ||
Tajik қодир | ||
Tamil திறன் | ||
Tatar сәләтле | ||
Telugu సామర్థ్యం | ||
Thai มีความสามารถ | ||
Tigrinya ተኽእሎ ዘለዎ | ||
Tsonga vuswikoti | ||
Turkish yetenekli | ||
Turkmen ukyply | ||
Twi (Akan) bɛtumi | ||
Ukrainian здатний | ||
Urdu قابل | ||
Uyghur ئىقتىدارلىق | ||
Uzbek qobiliyatli | ||
Vietnamese có khả năng | ||
Welsh galluog | ||
Xhosa onako | ||
Yiddish טויגעוודיק | ||
Yoruba agbara | ||
Zulu uyakwazi |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | In addition to its primary meaning, "bekwaam" can also refer to a "capable farm" or to "being capable of being sued" |
| Albanian | The word "të aftë" is derived from the Latin word "aptus", meaning "fit" or "suitable". |
| Amharic | The word 'የሚችል' ('capable') in Amharic can also mean 'possible' or 'feasible'. |
| Arabic | "قادر" (capable) comes from the root "ق د ر" (ability), which also gives us words like "قدر" (power) and "قدرة" (capacity). |
| Armenian | The word "ընդունակ" (capable) in Armenian derives from the same Proto-Indo-European root as "to accept" in English. |
| Azerbaijani | The word "bacarıqlı" is derived from the Persian word "bāzār" (بازار), which means "ability" or "skill". |
| Basque | The word "gai" in Basque also refers to places or things that are suitable or appropriate for a specific purpose. |
| Belarusian | The word "здольны" in Belarusian also means "capable of moving in a certain direction". |
| Bengali | সক্ষম shares the Proto-Indo-European root *seĝ- with words like 'sagacious' and 'sage,' and also has a second meaning 'companion.' |
| Bosnian | The word 'sposoban' can also mean 'suitable' or 'appropriate' in Bosnian. |
| Bulgarian | The word 'способен' also means 'talented' or 'gifted' in Bulgarian. |
| Catalan | Catalan "capaç" comes from the Latin "capax," meaning "spacious" or "capacious". |
| Cebuano | The word "may katakus" can also mean "may ability" or "may capacity". |
| Chinese (Simplified) | The term 能 (néng) can also refer to ability, potential, or competence. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | In ancient Chinese, "能" meant "tooth" and was used in phrases like "能齿相依" (interdependent teeth) to describe close relationships. |
| Corsican | The word 'capace' in Corsican can also mean 'capacious' or 'spacious'. |
| Croatian | The word 'sposoban' is also used as an alternative term for 'adept' in Croatian. |
| Czech | The word "schopný" can also mean "able" or "competent". |
| Danish | The Danish word "i stand til at" originated from the German word "stehen" which means "to stand" or "to be able to". Over time, the meaning of the word changed to "capable" in Danish. |
| Dutch | "Bekwaam" is derived from the Middle Dutch "bequaem", meaning "comfortable" or "convenient". |
| Esperanto | Esperanto's "kapabla" likely comes from Polish "kapać" (to drip), but might be related to Italian "capace" (capacious) or Japanese "kabu" (stock). |
| Estonian | "Võimeline" can also refer to a "possibility" or "potentiality" in addition to its primary meaning of "capable". |
| Finnish | Derived from the verb –pystymä— ("to be able") and the suffix –yy—, which indicates the ability or capability of something. |
| French | The French word "capable" comes from the Latin word "capax", meaning "roomy" or "spacious". |
| Frisian | The word "steat" is also said as "set" by old people |
| Galician | The Galician word "capaz" also means "able", "fit", and "able to do". |
| Georgian | The word "შეუძლია" (capable) comes from the root "ძლევა" (power), suggesting the ability to overcome obstacles or achieve desired outcomes. |
| German | "Fähig" is derived from the Middle High German "væhec" and originally meant "acceptable, agreeable" or "appropriate, adequate", and it is cognate with the English "fee". |
| Greek | "Ικανός" has a secondary, archaic meaning of "great" which is preserved in compound words such as "ικανοποιώ" ("I satisfy") and "αριστοκρατικός" ("aristocratic"). |
| Gujarati | The word "સક્ષમ" in Gujarati is derived from the Sanskrit word "सक्षम" which also means "capable" or "competent". |
| Haitian Creole | The Haitian Creole word "kapab" can also mean "possible", "feasible", or "permissible". |
| Hausa | The Hausa word "iya" also means "to be able to" or "to have the power to". |
| Hawaiian | The word "hiki" can also mean "skill" or "art". |
| Hebrew | בעל יכולת comes from the root ע.ב.ל which also means "to do" |
| Hindi | The word "सक्षम" is derived from the Sanskrit root "śak" meaning "to be able" and "ma" meaning "to measure". |
| Hmong | The word "muaj peev xwm" can also mean "to be able to carry out a task with ease". |
| Hungarian | The Hungarian word "képes" can mean both "capable" or "illustrated"/"in possession of images". |
| Icelandic | 'Fær' is derived from the Old Norse word 'fœr', which means 'sound', 'able', or 'capable'. |
| Igbo | The Igbo word "ike" also means "strength, power, or ability." |
| Indonesian | "Mampu" is derived from the Sanskrit word "mapu" meaning "to be able". |
| Irish | The word 'ábalta' originated from 'áil' meaning fit, and can also mean 'strong, able, sound, healthy' in Irish. |
| Italian | The Italian word "capace" derives from the Latin word "capere" which means "to take, hold, or contain". |
| Japanese | 有能 can also mean "promising" or "talented" as well as expressing a sense of abundance. |
| Javanese | The word 'saged' has a root word 'sage' which means 'can', and 'd' suffix which indicates an ongoing action. |
| Kannada | The word 'samartha' in Kannada is derived from the Sanskrit word 'samartha' which means 'able', 'capable', or 'competent'. |
| Kazakh | Қабілетті means „capable“ and is derived from the Arabic word „qābil“, meaning „accepting“ or „capable“. |
| Khmer | The term "មានសមត្ថភាព" can also refer to competence, ability, or having the necessary skills or qualifications. |
| Korean | 유능한 has Chinese origins, with 유 meaning 'have,' 能 meaning 'ability,' and 한 meaning 'a person.' |
| Kurdish | The word "zane" in Kurdish can also mean "skillful" or "qualified". |
| Kyrgyz | The word "жөндөмдүү" can also mean "suitable" or "appropriate". |
| Latin | Strenuis, a Latin term, also signifies 'vigorous', 'energetic', or 'spirited' in addition to 'capable'. |
| Latvian | "Spējīgs" in Latvian comes from the word "spēks," meaning "strength," and is also related to the verb "spēt," meaning "to manage" or "to be able to." |
| Lithuanian | The word "sugeba" is related to the word "sugus", which means "good". Therefore, "sugeba" can also be interpreted as "goodly". |
| Luxembourgish | "Fäeg" originates from the Old High German word "fagan", which means "apt, suitable, appropriate". |
| Macedonian | The Slavic verb "способь" (from which "способен" is derived) can be used in contexts referring to "to be able to" but also "to make able to". |
| Malagasy | Mahavita is also a Malagasy name commonly given to boys and is derived from the word 'maha' meaning 'great' or 'abundant', and 'vita' meaning 'life' or 'alive'. |
| Malay | Berkebolehan can also mean 'able to' or 'skilled at' something. |
| Malayalam | "കഴിവുള്ള" in Malayalam can also mean "obedient," "capable of doing something" or "skillful." |
| Maltese | The Maltese word "kapaċi" (capable) shares the same root with its English cognate "capacity."} |
| Maori | The word "āhei" in Māori also means "to be able to" or "to have the ability to". |
| Marathi | The Marathi word "सक्षम (sakshama)" is derived from the Sanskrit word "समर्थ (samartha)", meaning "able" or "powerful". It can also refer to someone who is qualified or competent in a particular field. |
| Mongolian | The word "чадвартай" is derived from the root "чад" (to be able, to be capable), and the suffix "-вар" (forming adjectives). |
| Nepali | "सक्षम" derives from Sanskrit, where it also means "competent" or "authoritative." |
| Norwegian | " Jeg står i det" is also a Norwegian idiom meaning "I can handle it" or "I'm up for the challenge." |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The Nyanja word "wokhoza" is a homonym, also meaning "to be able to cook or prepare relish". |
| Pashto | وړ can also mean 'able to' or 'qualified' with an infinitive, like 'وړ ووې' ('able to go'). |
| Persian | The Persian word "توانا" (capable) derives from the verb "توانستن" (to be able), which in turn comes from the Proto-Iranian word *tawāna- (strong). |
| Polish | The word "zdolny" in Polish can also mean "talented" or "gifted". |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The word "capaz" comes from the Latin word "capax", which means "roomy" or "spacious." |
| Punjabi | The word 'ਕਾਬਲ' has the same etymology as its Persian equivalent, 'قابلیت', and can mean 'ability' as well. |
| Romanian | From Latin "habilis" (dexterous) or "capabilis" (roomy), it also means "convenient" or "comfortable" in Romanian. |
| Russian | The word "способный" derives from the Old Slavonic word "съпобити", meaning "to help, assist", and can also mean "talented, able"} |
| Samoan | The Samoan word mafai means capable, able, or can, and comes from the proto-Oceanic word *mafai, meaning power or strength. |
| Scots Gaelic | "Comasach" (capable) can also mean "equal" or "competent" in Scots Gaelic. |
| Serbian | In Serbian, "способан" also means "suitable" or "appropriate". |
| Sesotho | Bokhoni can also refer to a person who has special skills or knowledge in a particular area |
| Shona | The Shona word "kugona" also has alternate meanings like "to be heavy", "to weigh down", and "to be burdened." |
| Sindhi | The root of the word 'قابل' (capable) is the Arabic verb 'قبل' (to accept), and it also carries the meaning of 'worthy' or 'deserving'. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | In Sinhala, "හැකියාව" not only means "capable" but also refers to "ability" or "competence." |
| Slovak | The Slavic root "spop" in "schopný" also gives rise to the word "spôsob" or "way" in Slovak. |
| Slovenian | The word "sposoben" can also mean "suitable" or "appropriate" in Slovenian. |
| Somali | The word "karti leh" can also refer to a person who is skilled or competent. |
| Spanish | The word "capaz" comes from the Latin "capere," meaning "to take, hold, or contain." |
| Sundanese | "Sanggup" is derived from the Sanskrit word "samgata" which implies "perfection" that leads its meaning to the notion of being able/capable. |
| Swahili | WENYE is a plural prefix for personal classes 1 and 2, while UWEZO means "ability". |
| Swedish | Swedish 'kapabel' is derived from Latin 'capabilis', which originally meant 'able to hold', hence 'capable'. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | "Kakayahan" comes from the root words "kaya" (can) and "an" (possession), thus "capable". |
| Tajik | "Қодир" (capable) is derived from the Persian word "qādir" (able). |
| Tamil | The Tamil word "திறன்" is not only used in the sense of "capability" but also refers to the "key" that opens up. |
| Thai | The word "มีความสามารถ" can also mean "talented" or "skilled". |
| Turkish | In Turkish, "yetenekli" also means "talented" or "gifted". |
| Ukrainian | The word "здатний" in Ukrainian comes from the Old Church Slavonic word "съдъ", meaning "court" or "judgment"} |
| Urdu | The word "قابل" (capable) in Urdu also has connotations of "deserving" and "worthy". |
| Uzbek | The word "qobiliyatli" originally meant "able to do something" and is related to the word "qobil" which means "able, capable". |
| Vietnamese | The word "có khả năng" can also mean "able" or "competent". |
| Welsh | The word 'galluog' has an etymology rooted in the Proto-Celtic root *gal-nō, meaning 'power' or 'ability'. |
| Xhosa | The word "onako" also means "strong" in Xhosa. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "טויגעוודיק" is related to the German verb "taugen" (to be good), and also refers to a person or object's worth or reliability in general. |
| Yoruba | The word 'agbara' literally translates to 'power' in English, indicating the inherent ability to perform a task. |
| Zulu | 'Uyakwazi' shares a root with 'kwazi', meaning 'nearly', and 'ukwazisa', meaning 'to cause one to be capable'. |
| English | "Capable" means "able to do or achieve something" and derives from the Latin "capax," meaning "able to hold." |