🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

使用不能の

Pronunciation / Transliteration: shiyō funō no

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Unusable/ʌnˈjuː.zə.bəl/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"その機器は故障して使用不能になった。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    So damaged, flawed, or poorly designed that it cannot be used.

    "The storm caused a power surge that left the laboratory equipment completely unusable."
  2. 2

    Not suitable or fit for service or consumption.

    "After sitting in the damp basement for years, the cardboard boxes became soggy and unusable."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word is formed from the prefix un- (Old English 'un-', meaning not) combined with usable, which derives from the verb use (from Old French 'user', ultimately from Latin 'uti', to use) and the suffix -able (from Latin '-abilis'). It emerged in the late Middle English period to describe items or systems that have been rendered incapable of being utilized.

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