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kapabel

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German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from French capable.

    Pronunciation

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    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

    Adjective

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    kapabel (strong nominative masculine singular kapabler, comparative kapabler, superlative am kapabelsten)

    1. (archaic) capable; qualified
      Synonyms: befähigt, fähig
      • 1884 [1735], Frederick the Great, “An den König Friedrich Willhelm I., Ruppin, den 10. Mai 1735”, in E. Schröder, editor, Friedrich der Große: Ein Lebensbild in seinen Briefen[1], Stuttgart: Spemann, page 27:
        Meine Ursache, die mich hierzu beweget, ist dieselbe, die mein allergnädigster Vater gehabt hat, die Ambition und die Begierde, durch Beiwohnung der Kampagne mich kapabler zu machen, als ich anjetzo bin, meinem allergnädigsten Vater zu dienen; []
        My reason, which moves me to do this, is the same one that my most gracious father had had, the ambition and desire to make myself, in attending the campaign, more capable than I am at present to serve my most gracious father; []

    Declension

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    Further reading

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    • kapabel”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[2] (in German)
    • kapabel” in Duden online

    Indonesian

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    Etymology

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    From Dutch capabel, from French capable, from Middle French capable, from Late Latin capābilis.

    Pronunciation

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    Adjective

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    kapabêl (comparative lebih kapabel, superlative paling kapabel)

    1. (colloquial) capable
      Synonyms: cakap, mampu, pandai, sanggup
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    Swedish

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    Adjective

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    kapabel (comparative kapablare, superlative kapablast)

    1. capable

    Declension

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    Inflection of kapabel
    Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
    common singular kapabel kapablare kapablast
    neuter singular kapabelt kapablare kapablast
    plural kapabla kapablare kapablast
    masculine plural2 kapable kapablare kapablast
    Definite positive comparative superlative
    masculine singular3 kapable kapablare kapablaste
    all kapabla kapablare kapablaste

    1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
    2 Dated or archaic.
    3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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