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capaz

capable, able

adjective kah-PAHS Less Common
Descriptions & Qualities Quality

Origin: From Latin capax (able to hold, capable).

Usage Note

Capaz is invariable in gender (un hombre capaz, una mujer capaz) but forms its plural with -ces: capaces. It is followed by de + infinitive (es capaz de mentir). In colloquial Latin American speech (especially the River Plate region), the construction capaz que is used to mean 'maybe' or 'perhaps' (capaz que viene).

Examples

"Ella es capaz de hablar tres idiomas."

Natural Translation

She is capable of speaking three languages.

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