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ανίκανος
incapable /aˈnikanos/
adjectiveC1#3815 most common
Also: unable, incompetent
Example sentences
Είναι ανίκανος να μαγειρέψει.
He is incapable of cooking.
Ο υπάλληλος ήταν ανίκανος να λύσει το πρόβλημα.
The employee was unable to solve the problem.
Νιώθω ανίκανος να αντιμετωπίσω αυτή την κατάσταση.
I feel incapable of facing this situation.
Ο διευθυντής αποδείχθηκε ανίκανος να διαχειριστεί την κρίση.
The manager proved incapable of managing the crisis.
Η κυβέρνηση κατηγορήθηκε ως ανίκανη να προστατέψει τους πολίτες από την οικονομική κρίση.
The government was accused of being incapable of protecting citizens from the economic crisis.
Παρά τις προσπάθειές του, παρέμεινε ανίκανος να συνειδητοποιήσει το βάθος των λαθών του, κάτι που επιδείνωσε ακόμη περισσότερο την ήδη τεταμένη σχέση με τους συνεργάτες του.
Despite his efforts, he remained unable to grasp the depth of his mistakes, which further strained his already tense relationship with his colleagues.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ανίκανος | ανίκανοι |
| Genitive | ανίκανου | ανικάνων |
| Accusative | ανίκανο | ανίκανους |
| Vocative | ανίκανε | ανίκανοι |
Word family
Etymology
Ανίκανος is the negated form of ικανός, the ordinary Greek word for capable or able. The prefix α- (an privative, close in function to English un-) attaches to the front, flipping the meaning to not capable. Ικανός itself traces back to the ancient verb ικνέομαι, meaning to arrive or reach, on the logic that someone who reaches the required standard counts as capable.
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