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incapacità

inability; incapacity

noun een-kah-pah-chee-TAH Less Common

Usage Note

Incapacità is invariable — the plural is also incapacità (no ending change), like all nouns ending in an accented vowel. It is followed by di + infinitive: incapacità di comunicare ('inability to communicate'). Do not confuse it with incompetenza, which implies lack of skill specifically.

Examples

"L'incapacità di decidere lo blocca."

Natural Translation

His inability to decide holds him back.

Literal Translation

The inability of to-decide him blocks.

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