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# capable

«capable» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **able to do something: capable of swimming a length** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (capable, more capable, most capable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Capable means able to do something: capable of swimming a length. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/capable/#m1)

2) Capable means good at things, skilled and sensible. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/capable/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In school reports «a capable pupil» means a pupil who does things well. «Capable of» shows what someone or something can do: a car capable of 100 miles an hour. In everyday life: «I'm capable of tying my own shoes!» Opposite: incapable, unable.

### examples

- However, only one, ספ״ר SPR, is capable of describing all three: counting (סָפַר safar 'he counted', מִסְפָּר mispar 'number, count'), writing (סֵפֶר sefer 'book, scroll'), and speaking (סִפֵּר sipper 'he told, accounted', סִפּוּר sippur 'telling, account'). (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/capable/#x1)
- She is capable of running five kilometres. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/capable/#x2)
- He is a very capable leader. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/capable/#x3)
- You are capable of much better work. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/capable/#x4)
- The jug is capable of holding two litres. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/capable/#x5)
- Is a cheetah capable of catching a car? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/capable/#x6)
- Leave it to Jess, she's very capable. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/capable/#x7)
- The machine is capable of making 100 cups an hour. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/capable/#x8)
- If he were not capable of finding her then he must die. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/capable/#x9)

### note

Followed by «of» + noun or -ing: «capable of doing», not «capable to do». Noun: capability. Opposite: incapable. In maths «capable of holding 2 litres» gives a capacity or maximum.

### In the corpora

- ["Capable of more" means the pupil is underachieving: doing less well than he or she could.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/16-school-reports/7/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «capable» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/capable/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.