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Describes that something can be used or employed for a particular purpose. It is suitable for providing a benefit.
Nach der Renovierung ist der Dachboden jetzt als Wohnraum nutzbar.
After the renovation, the attic is now usable as living space.
to make use of
To deliberately use or take advantage of a resource, opportunity, or quality for one's own purposes.
Die Firma machte sich die neuen Technologien schnell nutzbar, um die Produktion zu steigern.
The company quickly made use of the new technologies to increase production.
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Refers to land or soil that is suitable for agriculture, that is, for growing plants.
Nur ein kleiner Teil der Wüstenfläche ist landwirtschaftlich nutzbar.
Only a small part of the desert area is agriculturally usable.
The word is made up of the verb 'nutzen' (to use) and the ending '-bar' (-able). The ending '-bar' often means 'can be ...', so something that is 'nutzbar' (usable) can be used.
Die Sonnenenergie ist eine unerschöpfliche, nutzbare Ressource.
Solar energy is an inexhaustible, usable resource.
'Nutzbar' (usable) is very frequently used in constructions with the verbs 'sein' (to be) or 'machen' (to make). You say 'etwas ist nutzbar' (something is usable) or 'jemand macht etwas nutzbar' (someone makes something usable).
Der Keller ist nach der Sanierung wieder nutzbar.
The basement is usable again after the renovation.
The expression 'sich etwas nutzbar machen' (to make use of something) is a fixed reflexive construction. The person who benefits is in the dative (here: 'sich'), and the thing being used is in the accusative.
Der Forscher machte sich die Entdeckung für sein Experiment nutzbar.
The researcher made use of the discovery for his experiment.
You can recognize this meaning from the context of agriculture. The word is almost always used together with terms like 'landwirtschaftlich' (agriculturally), 'Boden' (soil), or 'Fläche' (area).
Durch Bewässerung wurde die Wüste an dieser Stelle nutzbar gemacht.
Through irrigation, the desert was made usable at this spot.
usable
Nutzbar and brauchbar can both mean that something can be used. Nutzbar mainly emphasizes that using it is possible. Brauchbar focuses more on whether something is practical, suitable for its intended purpose, and sufficiently useful.
Nach der Reparatur ist der alte Drucker wieder nutzbar.
After the repair, the old printer can be used again.
Für einfache Textseiten ist der alte Drucker noch brauchbar.
The old printer is still usable for simple text documents.
