ungebrauchbar
Ungebrauchbar is a German adjective meaning not usable or unusable. It is formed with the negating prefix un- attached to gebrauchen, the verb “to use,” and is commonly used to describe objects, devices, or ideas that cannot be used as intended. The term can refer to physical damage, missing components, legal or policy restrictions, or practical infeasibility.
In usage, ungebrauchbar functions as a property of a noun. For example: ein ungebrauchbares Werkzeug (an unusable
The grammatical inflection aligns with other adjectives: it can take typical adjective endings depending on determiner
See also: gebrauchen, verwendbar, unbrauchbar, Verwendbarkeit, Unverwendbarkeit. In summary, ungebrauchbar is a standard German descriptor for