Capable of vs. capable to

[Nicole]

Hi, I'm a bit confused: I used to think that capable is followed by of as in She is capable of making her own decisions. Now I have found this phrase in an online dictionary:

capable to inherit

Is this a Germanism that does not exist in real English?

Thank you,
Nicole
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[Alan]

Hi Nicole, I agree capable of is the usual constuctiom as in:

capable of deceiving others/ capable of deceit.

I don't know capable to. Perhaps it's a sort of muddled variation of capacity to as in: have the capacity to deceive.

Alan
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[bittu]

Hi,
could you please illustrate "nevertheless, however, nonetheless, yet, still, all the same and, as well"?
thanks in advance
bittu