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Used with adverbs:
"
They are just unable to get the job done."
(just, simply, clearly)
"
She is totally unable to understand what I am saying."
(totally, completely)
"
He is still unable to walk after the accident."
(still, temporarily, currently)
"
She is physically unable to do anything after her surgery."
(physically)
"
He is mentally unable to cope after his wife's death."
(mentally, emotionally)
Used with verbs:
"
He seems unable to move."
(seems, looks, appears, became, be: is/am/are, remains)
"
She is unable to walk."
(to walk, to talk, to move, to sleep, to stand, to eat, to breathe, to see)
"
The boxer is unable to compete."
(to compete, to fight, to go on)
"
I'm unable to understand him."
(to understand, to comprehend, to agree with, remember)