incapacità
inability; incapacity
noun een-kah-pah-chee-TAH Less Common
Usage Note
Incapacità is invariable — the plural is also incapacità (no ending change), like all nouns ending in an accented vowel. It is followed by di + infinitive: incapacità di comunicare ('inability to communicate'). Do not confuse it with incompetenza, which implies lack of skill specifically.
Examples
"L'incapacità di decidere lo blocca."
Natural Translation
His inability to decide holds him back.
Literal Translation
The inability of to-decide him blocks.
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