"be able to do sth" in German to be able to do sth. die Fähigkeit haben fähig sein imstande sein in der Lage sein vermögen , etw. zu tun etw. tun können zu etw. imstande sein etw. vermögen die Möglichkeit haben, etw. zu tun in der Lage sein, etw. zu tun Detailed translations for "be able to do sth" to be able to do sth. 1. general to be able to do sth.(also: to have the ability to do sth., to be capable of doing sth./of sth., to be fit to do sth./for sth.) die Fähigkeit haben to be able to do sth.(also: to have the ability to do sth., to be capable of doing sth./of sth., to be fit to do sth./for sth.) fähig sein to be able to do sth.(also: to have the ability to do sth., to be capable of doing sth./of sth., to be fit to do sth./for sth.) imstande sein to be able to do sth.(also: to have the ability to do sth., to be capable of doing sth./of sth., to be fit to do sth./for sth.) in der Lage sein to be able to do sth.(also: to have the ability to do sth., to be capable of doing sth./of sth., to be fit to do sth./for sth.) vermögen , etw. zu tun to be able to do sth.(also: to have the ability to do sth., to be capable of doing sth./of sth., to be fit to do sth./for sth.) etw. tun können to be able to do sth.(also: to have the ability to do sth., to be capable of doing sth./of sth., to be fit to do sth./for sth.) zu etw. imstande sein to be able to do sth.(also: to have the ability to do sth., to be capable of doing sth./of sth., to be fit to do sth./for sth.) etw. vermögen{intransitive verb} 2. owing to external factors to be able to do sth.(also: to be in a position to do sth.) die Möglichkeit haben, etw. zu tun to be able to do sth.(also: to be in a position to do sth.) in der Lage sein, etw. zu tun to be able to do sth.(also: to be in a position to do sth.) etw. tun können{intransitive verb}