🚫

inoperable

advancedC1

/ɪˈnɒpəreɪbəl/ · in-op-er-a-ble

Not able to be operated or functional.

Meanings

adjectiveformal

Not able to be operated or functional.

ایسا جو عمل میں نہ لایا جا سکے یا غیر فعال ہو۔

غیر قابل عمل

ghair qaabil amal

Synonyms

nonfunctionalunusabledisabledغیر فعالناقابل استعمالبند

Antonyms

operablefunctionalusableقابل عملفعالاستعمال کے قابل

Common Collocations

  • inoperable machinery
  • inoperable tumor
  • inoperable condition

Example Sentences

The medical team declared the tumor inoperable.

طبی ٹیم نے بتایا کہ رسولی غیر قابل عمل ہے۔

Tibi team ne bataya keh rosoli ghair qaabil amal hai.

Due to the damage, the machinery is now inoperable.

نقصان کی وجہ سے یہ مشینری اب غیر قابل عمل ہے۔

Nuqsan ki wajah se yeh machine ri ab ghair qaabil amal hai.

The experts concluded that the system is inoperable without further repair.

ماہرین نے نتیجہ نکالا کہ اس نظام کو مزید مرمت کے بغیر غیر قابل عمل ہے۔

Mahireen ne nateeja nikala keh is nizām ko mazeed marmat ke baghair ghair qaabil amal hai.

Easily Confused With

inoperable vs. operable:Inoperable means something cannot be operated, while operable means it can function.

💡 Memory Tip

Remember 'inoperable' as 'not operable', think about broken machinery.

Picture a machinery with a red cross over it, indicating it cannot work.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Latin "inoperabilis" — not able to be operated

First known use: 16th century

The word was formed by combining 'in-', meaning 'not', and 'operable', derived from operari, meaning 'to work'.