inabile

unfit

adjective ee-NAH-bee-leh Rare

Also means

incapable

Usage Note

Inabile means legally or physically unfit for a role, most commonly military service (inabile al servizio militare) or work (inabile al lavoro). It is a two-ending adjective: inabile (m/f singular), inabili (m/f plural). Do not confuse with incapace, which stresses lack of skill rather than formal unfitness.

Examples

"È stato dichiarato inabile al lavoro."

Natural Translation

He was declared unfit for work.

Literal Translation

He-is been declared unfit to-the work.

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