fahrbar

Fahrbar is a German adjective meaning able to be driven or moved by a vehicle. It is used to describe devices, machines or vehicles that can be moved under power or by human operation. The term emphasizes movability and operability rather than regulatory compliance or formal roadworthiness.

In everyday language, fahrbar often refers to cars, bikes with motors, or machinery on wheels. Phrases such as „das Auto ist wieder fahrbar“ (the car is drivable again) or „ein fahrbares Gerüst“ (a mobile scaffold) illustrate its use. In engineering, robotics and industrial contexts, „fahrbares System“ denotes a mobile system capable of locomotion. The word is commonly contrasted with related terms like fahrbereit (ready to be driven/used) and verkehrstauglich or verkehrstüchtig (fit for road use), where fahrbar highlights the potential to move rather than full roadworthiness.

Etymologically, fahrbar is formed from the verb fahren (to drive or travel) plus the suffix -bar, which marks capability, similar to the English suffix -able. This construction is typical in German for describing things that can be brought into a certain state or action.

See also terms related to mobility and operation, such as mobil, fahrbereit, verkehrstauglich and verkehrssicher. In short, fahrbar denotes movability under propulsion, applicable to vehicles, equipment and mobile devices.