"be unable to do sth" in German to be unable to do sth. unfähig sein nicht imstande sein außerstande sein nicht in der Lage sein nicht vermögen , etw. zu tun etw. nicht tun können zu etw. nicht imstande sein etw. nicht vermögen Detailed translations for "be unable to do sth" to be unable to do sth. to be unable to do sth.(also: to lack the ability to do sth., to be incapable of doing sth./of sth., to be unfit to do sth./for sth.) unfähig sein to be unable to do sth.(also: to lack the ability to do sth., to be incapable of doing sth./of sth., to be unfit to do sth./for sth.) nicht imstande sein to be unable to do sth.(also: to lack the ability to do sth., to be incapable of doing sth./of sth., to be unfit to do sth./for sth.) außerstande sein to be unable to do sth.(also: to lack the ability to do sth., to be incapable of doing sth./of sth., to be unfit to do sth./for sth.) nicht in der Lage sein to be unable to do sth.(also: to lack the ability to do sth., to be incapable of doing sth./of sth., to be unfit to do sth./for sth.) nicht vermögen , etw. zu tun to be unable to do sth.(also: to lack the ability to do sth., to be incapable of doing sth./of sth., to be unfit to do sth./for sth.) etw. nicht tun können to be unable to do sth.(also: to lack the ability to do sth., to be incapable of doing sth./of sth., to be unfit to do sth./for sth.) zu etw. nicht imstande sein to be unable to do sth.(also: to lack the ability to do sth., to be incapable of doing sth./of sth., to be unfit to do sth./for sth.) etw. nicht vermögen{intransitive verb}