Fähigkeit

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German

Etymology

From fähig (capable, able) +‎ -keit.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛːɪçkaɪ̯t/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ˈfeːɪç-/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • Audio (Germany):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Fä‧hig‧keit

Noun

Fähigkeit f (genitive Fähigkeit, plural Fähigkeiten)

  1. ability, capability
    Synonyms: Können, Vermögen
    Antonyms: Unfähigkeit, Unvermögen
    • 1932, Erich Mühsam, Die Befreiung der Gesellschaft vom Staat, in: Erich Mühsam: Prosaschriften II, Verlag europäische ideen Berlin (1978), page 255:
      Wir verstehen unter Kommunismus die auf Gütergemeinschaft beruhende Gesellschaftsbeziehung, die jedem nach seinen Fähigkeiten zu arbeiten, jedem nach seinen Bedürfnissen zu verbrauchen erlaubt.
      We understand by communism the relationship of society that is based on public ownership, that allows everyone to work according to his capabilities, everyone to consume according to his needs.
    Fähigkeiten aufbauen.to build up skills.

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