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handlungsfähig

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German

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Etymology

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Handlung +‎ -s- +‎ -fähig

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhandlʊŋsˌfɛːɪç/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /-ˌfeːɪç/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • IPA(key): /-ˌfɛːɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: hand‧lungs‧fä‧hig

Adjective

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handlungsfähig (strong nominative masculine singular handlungsfähiger, comparative handlungsfähiger, superlative am handlungsfähigsten)

  1. capable of (taking) action, not incapacitated
    Antonym: handlungsunfähig
    • 2024 December 27, “"Neuwahlen sind jetzt der richtige Weg"”, in bundespraesident.de[1], archived from the original on 2024-12-27:
      Aber gerade in schwierigen Zeiten wie jetzt braucht es für Stabilität eine handlungsfähige Regierung und verlässliche Mehrheiten im Parlament.
      But it is precisely in difficult times such as now that a government capable of taking action and reliable majorities in parliament are needed for stability.

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Further reading

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