There are several Dutch equivalents of the suffix -able, the most common being -zaam and -baar.
If we want to say that something is \verb\able (e.g. understandable, walkable), we can also use a special construction, using [te](#/lesson/Verbs.Au06).
We do this by:
te + infinitive
Do appreciate, that this construction is an adjective! It does not have a present, past, or perfect tense, nor does the infinitive function as an independent verb. It may not seem important to you at this point, but when you study the [word order](#/lesson/WordOrder.00), you will see that adjectives (or the [complement](#/lesson/WordOrder.31)) do not get the same position as verbs.
jouw haar is kambaar | your hair is 'combable'
jouw haar is te kammen | your hair can be combed ('combable')
dat is begrijpelijk | that is understandable
dat is te begrijpen | that can be understood
Apart from the [link verbs](#/lesson/WordOrder.32), which you normally use in combination with an adjective, we often use the [strong verb](#/lesson/Verbs.Ir03) vallen (to fall), which gets the same meaning as [_zijn_](#/lesson/Verbs.Ir06).
Valt dat nog te repareren? | Is that fixable?