Kaçabilir

Kaçabilir is a Turkish verb form meaning can escape or may escape. It is built from the verb kaçmak, meaning to escape or run away, with the abilitative suffix -ebilir/-abilir. This construction expresses possibility or ability in the present tense and is used with a third-person subject or with an indefinite subject.

Morphology and usage notes: The base form kaçmak provides the meaning, while kaçabilir indicates possibility or capability in the present. The subject is usually inferred from context, but explicit person and number can be added with standard Turkish conjugation: O kaçabilir (he/she/it can escape); Sen kaçabilirsin (you can escape); Onlar kaçabilirler (they may escape). The form can also appear in questions, such as Kaçabilir misin? (Can you escape?). For past or hypothetical situations, related forms exist, for example kaçabilirdi means could have escaped, and kaçamayabilir expresses might not be able to escape.

Usage context: Kaçabilir is commonly used in discussions of risk, pursuit, or escape in narrative and descriptive contexts. It can refer to people, animals, or objects capable of escaping a pursuer, danger, or confinement. The term remains neutral and does not by itself indicate moral judgment; it describes potential action.

Related forms and terms: The root kaçı also relates to kaç, meaning to run away; related nouns include kaçış (escape) and kaçış planı (escape plan). The negative form is kaçamayabilir (might not be able to escape), and the interrogative form is kaçabilir mi? or kaçabilir misin? for asking about possibility.