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