Geçebilir

Geçebilir is a Turkish verb form derived from the verb geçmek, which has several core meanings including “to pass,” “to cross,” or “to elapse.” The suffix -ebilir attaches to the verb stem to indicate possibility or ability, producing meanings like “can pass,” “may pass,” or “could pass.” Geçebilir is therefore a present potential form and is used to express that someone or something is capable of passing, or that passing is possible in a given situation. It can refer to physical crossing as well as to the progression of time or events.

Uses and meanings

- Physical crossing: Geçebilir can describe the ability to move across a place or obstacle. Example: Bu köprüden geçebilir misin? (Can you cross this bridge?)

- General crossing or passage: Araba bu köprüyü geçebilir. (The car can cross this bridge.)

- Passage of time or events: Saatler geçebilir. (Hours may pass.)

- Conditional or hypothetical possibility: İstersen daha çalışırsan, sınavı geçebilir. (If you study more, you may pass the exam.)

Negative and related forms

- The negative form geçemeyebilir expresses that passing might not be possible: Bu durumda bu yolu geçemeyebilir. (In this case, it may not be possible to pass this route.)

- Geçebilir is often found in questions, declarative statements about capability, or conditional clauses, and it contrasts with diğer related forms such as geçer (present simple: “passes”) and geçecektir (future: “will pass”).

Notes

- Geçebilir functions as a modal/auxiliary-like form within Turkish grammar, aligning with other verbs that take -ebilir to indicate capability or possibility.

- The core verb remains geçmek, and geçebilir can be inflected further for person, number, or mood as part of standard Turkish conjugation.

See also: geçmek, modal suffix -ebilir, Turkish grammar on possibility expressions.