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inhabit and Spanish inhabilitar
In English
inhabit
to live in / reside in
In Spanish
inhabilitar
quitar un derecho
Spanish "inhabilitar" means: to disqualify / to disable
Why they get mixed up Spanish "inhabilitar" means to take away someone's ability or right to do something. English "inhabit" means to live or reside in a place. They're unrelated, only similar in letter sequence.
If you want to say...
- inhabithabitar
- disqualifyinhabilitar
- inhabitanthabitante
Examples
Bears inhabit these forests.
Los osos habitan estos bosques.
Few people inhabit the island.
Pocas personas viven en la isla.
Penguins inhabit the coldest parts of the planet.
Los pingüinos habitan las zonas más frías del planeta.
The house has been inhabited since 1850.
La casa está habitada desde 1850.
Common mistakes in Spanish
Incorrect: Los pingüinos inhabilitan la Antártida.
Correct: Los pingüinos habitan la Antártida.
Inhabilitar means to disqualify or disable. To inhabit, use habitar.
Incorrect: Este barrio está inhabilitado por familias jóvenes.
Correct: Este barrio está habitado por familias jóvenes.
Use habitado for inhabited.
Phrases you will hear
- inhabit a househabitar una casa
- animals that inhabit the forestanimales que habitan el bosque
- an inhabitantun habitante
- an inhabited islanduna isla habitada
- uninhabiteddeshabitado
- to disqualifyinhabilitar
In a conversation
- A:
Penguins inhabit the coldest parts of the planet.
Los pingüinos habitan las zonas más frías del planeta.
- B:
Do people inhabit those areas?
¿La gente habita esas zonas?
- A:
Very few. Most places are uninhabited.
Muy pocos. La mayoría de los lugares están deshabitados.
- B:
And the inhabitants are mostly scientists.
Y los habitantes son sobre todo científicos.
Test yourself
"Bears inhabit these forests" means bears...
To remember it
Inhabit = to live in/reside in. To disqualify (Spanish "inhabilitar") = disqualify/disable.
Frequently asked questions
What does Spanish "inhabilitar" mean?
Spanish "inhabilitar" means "to disqualify / to disable". It looks like the English "inhabit", which is exactly why it gets confused, but "inhabit" means "to live in / reside in".
Does English "inhabit" mean the same as Spanish "inhabilitar"?
Spanish "inhabilitar" means to take away someone's ability or right to do something. English "inhabit" means to live or reside in a place. They're unrelated, only similar in letter sequence.