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What's the difference between "able" and "capable"?
4 dec. 2011 21:05
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They mean nearly the same thing, the only difference is in their usage.
"She is an able woman" = "She is a capable woman"
"He is able to dance (simple verb)" = "He is capable of dancing (used as a noun)"
4 december 2011
3
be able to
capable of
4 december 2011
2
разницы никакой. мне больше нравится использовать "capable of". солиднее звучит))))))))))))))))) плюс после "capable of" Герундий, помнишь же?
6 december 2011
2
First of all, both are (adj)
You can use (able):
1/ when you can do some thing
2/ We always put "To" after (Able) followed by a base form verb
e.g. I am able to learn English.
You can use (capable)
1/ When you are capable of doing something
2/ It always comes before Gerund (ING form)
e.g. I am capable of taking care of my daughter
This difference is only in terms of grammar but there is another obvious difference in usage, it is as follows:
You can use it as an adjective before nouns:
e.g. You are a capable learner
4 december 2011
2
"cap" :)))))
4 december 2011
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masha.barkhovich
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