inaplicabili

Inaplicabili is an Italian adjective used to indicate that something cannot be applied or used in a given context. It denotes that a rule, measure, principle, or instrument does not fit the situation or cannot be enforced as stated.

The standard Italian form for the plural is inapplicabili, with singular forms being inapplicabile (both masculine and feminine). The term derives from the prefix in- (negation) and from applicabile, meaning capable of being applied, itself from Latin. In everyday and formal Italian, the correct spelling is inapplicabili; inaplicabili (with a single p) is generally considered a misspelling or a variant found in non-standard usage.

Common usage includes legal, regulatory, and policy contexts. For example: "Questa norma è inapplicabile in circostanze eccezionali," meaning the rule does not apply under exceptional circumstances; or "Le condizioni non rendono inapplicabili i requisiti," indicating the requirements cannot be applied given the conditions. The phrase can also describe tools, procedures, or criteria that fail to be suitable for a particular task.

In grammar, inapplicabile functions as an adjectives and agrees in number but not in gender across singular and plural forms. Since Italian adjectives ending in -abile typically share the same form for masculine and feminine singular, both "la norma è inapplicabile" and "le norme sono inapplicabili" are correct.

See also: applicabile, non applicabile, inapplicabilità. In professional writing, clarity often requires pairing such terms with explicit context to avoid ambiguity about when and why a rule or method is deemed inapplicabile.