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For example, repairable, usable, etc.

I tried a few in deepl and got a mixture of potential, 用, and 可能.

My first thought was that it would involve passive, but I guess not.

Is there a single method that's acceptable for all verbs, or at least common?
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How to describe something as verb-able?
One useful and common option is to use the potential form of godan and ichidan
verbs, and できる for the noun+する constructions (できる is the potential form of
する). For example:

> usable 使える (potential form of 使う), 使用できる (potential form of する). This
> translates as 'can use'.
>
> repairable 直せる (potential form of 直す), 修理できる (potential form of する). This
> translates as 'can repair'.

This keeps the sentences in the active form, which is a common way of
expressing this concept in Japanese.
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