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Detailed Translations for be able from English to German

be able:

to be able verb (can, could, being able)

  1. to be able
    können; dürfen; mögen; sollen; im Stande sein
    • können verb (kann, kannst, konnt, gekonnt)
    • dürfen verb (darf, darfst, durfte, durftet, gedurft)
    • mögen verb (mag, magst, mochte, mochtet, gemocht)
    • sollen verb (soll, sollst, sollte, solltet, gesollt)
  2. to be able (may)

Conjugations for be able:

present
  1. can
  2. can
  3. can
  4. can
  5. can
  6. can
simple past
  1. could
  2. could
  3. could
  4. could
  5. could
  6. could
present perfect
  1. have been able
  2. have been able
  3. has been able
  4. have been able
  5. have been able
  6. have been able
past continuous
  1. was being able
  2. were being able
  3. was being able
  4. were being able
  5. were being able
  6. were being able
future
  1. shall be able
  2. will be able
  3. will be able
  4. shall be able
  5. will be able
  6. will be able
continuous present
  1. am being able
  2. are being able
  3. is being able
  4. are being able
  5. are being able
  6. are being able
subjunctive
  1. be able
  2. be able
  3. be able
  4. be able
  5. be able
  6. be able
diverse
  1. am able!
  2. let's be able!
  3. been able
  4. are able
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for be able:

VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
dürfen be able be allowed to; have permission; may
etwas dürfen be able; may
etwas gestattet bekommen be able; may
im Stande sein be able
können be able; may be allowed to; be in one's power; have permission; may
mögen be able be allowed to; be fond of; fancy; have a taste for; have permission; like; may
sollen be able have to; must; need; want

Wiktionary Translations for be able:

be able
verb
  1. in der Lage sein, etwas zu tun

Related Translations for be able