Unable in Malayalam
Unable is കഴിയാത്ത (kazhiyaatha), the negative adjective from the verb for being able. Say ka-zhi-yaa-tha with the retroflex zh. In a real sentence Malayalam rarely uses the adjective and instead puts the negative on the verb, saying cannot rather than unable.
Unable, not able to do something; in a sentence Malayalam usually says kazhiyilla, cannot.
എനിക്ക് ഇന്ന് വരാൻ കഴിയാത്ത സ്ഥിതിയാണ്.
enikku innu varaan kazhiyaatha sthithiyaanu.
I am unable to come today.
All Malayalam words for “unable”
- കഴിയാത്ത (kazhiyaatha) — Unable, not able to do something; in a sentence Malayalam usually says kazhiyilla, cannot.
- അശ്രുതി (ashruthi) — Unable to hear, deaf.
- കുടുങ്ങുക (kudunguka) — Stuck; caught or trapped and unable to move, jammed, held up.
കുടുങ്ങുക (kudunguka) is unable in a physical sense only, stuck or jammed, and അശ്രുതി (ashruthi) is a specific disability, unable to hear.
Common questions
How do you say unable in Malayalam?
Unable is കഴിയാത്ത (kazhiyaatha).
How do I say I am unable to come?
Malayalam turns it into a verb and says cannot come, putting the negative ending on the verb behind കഴിയാത്ത (kazhiyaatha).