Açlabilen

Açlabilen is a nonstandard Turkish form that is generally regarded as a misspelling or a nonce coinage. The more common and accepted form is açılabilen, which means “that can be opened.” In Turkish morphology, the verb kök aç- (to open) combines with the passive stem and ability markers to yield açılabilen, the participial form indicating possibility or capability.

Etymology and grammar

The standard construction uses the root aç- with the passive suffix -ıl- to form açıl- (to be opened), followed by the potential/permitted suffix -abil-, and finally the participle suffix -en to create açılabilen, meaning “that can be opened.” Turkish speakers use this form to modify nouns, as in açılabilen kapaklar (openable lids) or açılabilen dosyalar (openable files). The variant açlabilen does not follow typical vowel harmony and consonant sequence rules, and is not recognized as correct Turkish in formal contexts.

Usage and reception

Açlabilen is not listed in standard dictionaries and is usually considered a typographical error or a spontaneous, informal coinage. In formal writing or edited Turkish, the correct form should be açılabilen or, depending on the intended nuance, açılabilir (can be opened). If a nonstandard form appears, readers may interpret it as a mistake or as an attempt at nonstandard or experimental spelling.

Examples

Correct: Bu kapaklar açılabilen kapaklar olarak tasarlanmıştır. These lids are designed to be openable.

Incorrect: Bu kapaklar açlabilen kapaklar olarak tasarlanmıştır. This would be considered nonstandard in formal Turkish.

See also

Açılabilen, açılabilir, openable in Turkish.