Ayarlayabil

Ayarlayabil is a term encountered mainly in linguistic discussions about Turkish verb formation. It is not a standard word listed in everyday Turkish dictionaries, but rather a theoretical or pedagogical form used to illustrate how Turkish can express ability or potential with the verb ayarlamak, meaning to adjust or calibrate. In this usage, ayarlayabil serves as a stem representation for the potential mood before person-specific endings are added.

Morphology and etymology: The form is built from the verb stem ayarla- (derived from ayarlamak) plus the potential suffix -ebil/-abil, which denotes ability. The combined stem ayarlayabil- would then take standard Turkish personal endings to produce forms such as ayarlayabilirim (I can adjust), ayarlayabilir (he/she/it can adjust), and so on. The bare form ayarlayabil is therefore a cross-cutting representation used in grammar and computational analyses to show the underlying stem before inflection.

Usage and context: In ordinary Turkish speech, the form ayarlayabil is not used directly. Native speakers rely on ayarlayabilir, ayarlayabiliriz, ayarlayabilirler, etc., to express varying persons and tenses of “can adjust.” The ayarlayabil form appears mainly in linguistic textbooks, morphology charts, and natural language processing resources as a schematic or lemma for explaining how the potential suffix attaches to the verb stem.

Examples: A typical, correct usage in natural Turkish is: Bu cihaz kendi kendini ayarlayabilir. In discussions of morphology, instructors may point to ayarlayabil as the stem that yields ayarlayabilir and related forms when teaching suffixal derivation.

See also: Turkish verb, ayarlamak, -ebil/-abil suffix, Turkish morphology.