Daraltabilir

Daraltabilir is a Turkish verb form meaning “can narrow” or “may narrow.” It is derived from the verb daraltmak, which means to narrow or to reduce in size or scope. Daraltabilir is the third-person singular form in the potential mood, built with the suffix -abilir/-abilir and attached to the stem daralt-. It expresses possibility or ability and can be used with an explicit subject or with an indefinite one.

Usage tends to indicate that something could become narrower or more restricted. This can refer to physical dimensions, such as a road or passage narrowing, or to more abstract limits, such as the scope of a project, a budget, or a set of rules. Examples include sentences like “Yol daraltabilir” (The road may narrow), “Plan daraltabilir” (The plan may be narrowed), and “Hükümet bütçeyi daraltabilir” (The government may reduce the budget).

Notes on form: daraltabilir denotes third-person singular. For other persons, related forms are daraltabilirim (I can narrow), daraltabiliriz (we can narrow), daraltabilirler (they can narrow), and so on, by adding the person-ending -im, -iz, -ler, etc. To express a definite narrowing by a subject, the verb is typically paired with an explicit subject noun or pronoun.

Etymology: daraltmak is formed from dar (narrow) with a causative/infinitive construction to mean “to narrow.” The -bilir/-abilir suffix then marks possibility, yielding daraltabilir for the third-person singular.