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Yapamazlar

Yapamazlar is Turkish a verb form meaning they cannot do or they are unable to do something in the present tense. It is the negative, third-person plural form of the verb yapmak (to do, to make). The word combines the verb root yap- with the negative suffix -maz and the third-person plural personal ending -lar, yielding yapmazlar, literally “they do not do” in a sense of inability.

Grammatical details: The form is built from the stem yap- and the negative suffix -maz, which expresses

Usage: Yapmazlar is used to describe groups who are unable to perform a task. It appears in

Related forms: The affirmative form yapabilirler means “they can do,” while yapamıyorlar expresses “they are not

inability
or
impossibility,
followed
by
the
plural
subject
ending
-lar.
Because
the
subject
is
encoded
in
the
suffix,
no
separate
subject
pronoun
is
required.
This
construction
typically
conveys
a
general
or
habitual
incapability
rather
than
a
one-time
failure.
declarative
sentences
and
can
be
adapted
for
questions
or
emphasis
with
usual
Turkish
syntax.
Examples
include:
Onlar
bu
işi
yapamazlar.
(They
cannot
do
this
job.)
Çocuklar
bu
oyunu
yapamazlar.
(The
children
cannot
play
this
game.)
Şu
ekipmanla
bu
görevi
yapamazlar.
(With
this
equipment,
they
cannot
complete
the
task.)
able
to
do
(right
now)”
or
“they
cannot
do
(at
the
moment).”
The
negative
form
for
other
persons
uses
corresponding
endings,
such
as
yapmazlar
(they
do
not
do)
or
yapmazsınız
(you
do
not
do).
Yapamazlar
is
a
standard,
neutral
grammatical
construction
in
Turkish.