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Jan 25, 2017 · I thought "capable of" referred more to a person's ability to do something, possibly with a negative connotation. For example, see the following quote, by Jim Morrison I believe: "We're good at nothing but capable of anything". Am I wrong? I need advice from a native speaker here.
Sep 29, 2006 · Sep 30, 2006. #6. MissFit explains the grammar, but the usage can also be a little different. "Able to" is the more generic and all purpose phrase and connotes ability. "Capable of" can mean that, but is frequently more indicative of propensity. For example: He is able to commit larceny (but so are most of us).
Dec 19, 2006 · If you look "are capable to" (in inverted commas) up in Google you get 350.000 results, on the other hand with "are capable of" you reach over the million. Are they both correct or just the second one? thanks! Click to expand... Just so you know, Morarangel, it's "able toprovide," and "capable ofproviding".
Jun 15, 2020 · Suffixes are a letter or group of letters added to the ending of words to change their meaning or function. These useful, shapeshifting tools can be as small as -s, and -ed, or can be larger additions such as -ation, and -ious. "Capable" is the root word in English and it is from the Latin capabilis.
Aug 12, 2019 · Senior Member. (1) and (2) are just plain wrong. It is presumably already within your capability (you have the necessary knowledge and skills), but you don't have access. (3) is possible, but there is no reason to use "be able to" here; it tends to get used when "can"/"could" could be confusing (because of the number of different uses of "can ...
Sep 4, 2014 · Sep 4, 2014. #1. Hi all; I know present participle is generally used after "capable of" . Why is there a past particple (controlled) here? "This week, at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference, before an audience of her peers, Poon demonstrated a tiny, wirelessly powered, self-propelled medical device capable of controlled motion ...
Sep 29, 2006 · Sep 29, 2006. #2. Usually, "capable of" is used; I speak English well, I am capable of communicating in English. "Capable to" is usually part of an infinitive verbal phrase, such as "Is certification enough to make you capable to work in an actual environment?" "Capable from" is usually part of a prepositional phrase: "He was capable from the ...
Aug 21, 2010 · Aug 21, 2010. #6. I'll try to simplify what was already said. "Capable of speaking" means your tongue works, your mouth works, your brain etc. works properly and you can speak. "Able to speak without restraint in public" ALMOST CERTAINLY means there is no "Big Brother" or agent of authority to stop you from speaking in public.
Jan 19, 2015 · English - US. Jan 19, 2015. #3. "I realized of what I am capable" is not something you're likely to hear or read, at least in contemporary US English. As Jeff suggests, it's fine to end a sentence with a preposition, if that's the most natural way of framing the sentence. L.
Sep 2, 2020 · Absol. Qui a toutes les qualités requises pour sa fonction, son métier. Nous considérons le travailleur dans l'état ordinaire, c'est-à-dire capable, valide, soumis à l'ordre, et n'appelant sur lui ni pitié, ni blâme, ni éloge. Proudhon, De la Création de l'ordre dans l'humanité,1843, p. 42.
