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"to be able" in German

in der Lage sein
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in in
the (masculine) der
position Lage
to be sein

Summary

The German translation for “to be able” is in der Lage sein. The German, in der Lage sein, can be broken down into 4 parts:"in" (in), "the (masculine)" (der), "position" (Lage) and "to be" (sein).

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