neschopný

Neschopné is a Czech adjective meaning unable or incapable. It is used to describe someone or something that lacks the ability or capacity to perform a required task. The word can refer to people, organizations, devices, plans, or procedures. In neutral contexts it is descriptive, but when applied to a person it can carry a pejorative nuance and should be used with sensitivity.

In everyday usage it often appears in expressions describing failure to perform a task, such as describing a device, plan, or process that cannot function as intended. The form agrees with the noun it modifies in gender and number, and its basic antonym is schopen (capable). The related noun neschopnost denotes incapacity or lack of ability, while schopnost denotes ability.

Etymology and related languages: The word is formed from the negating prefix ne- and the root schopný (able). It belongs to a family of words shared with other Slavic languages, such as Russian неспособный (nesposobny) meaning incapable. In Czech grammar, neschopné is the neuter singular form; other forms exist to agree with masculine and feminine nouns in plural and singular.