unfähig — meaning in English
German → English · translate English → German instead
English meaning
- feckless adj Lacking direction, competence, or effectiveness; irresponsible and ineffective.
- incompetent adj Lacking the skill or ability needed to do a job properly.
- ineffective adjective Not producing the result you want or need.
- inept adjective Lacking skill; clumsy or incompetent at doing something.
- unable adj Not having the ability, power, or means to do something.
Senses
unfähig is used for these senses in English:
- feckless Without skill, ineffective, incompetent.
- incompetent Lacking the degree of ability and responsibility necessary to do a task successfully.
- ineffective Lacking in ability; incompetent or inadequate.
- inept Not able to do something; not proficient; displaying incompetence.
- unable Not able; lacking a certain ability.
- uncapable (obsolete) Not capable; incapable.
incompetent — full definition
- adj Lacking the skill or ability needed to do a job properly.
- adj (law) Not legally or mentally capable of making sound decisions.
- noun A person who lacks the ability to do something properly.