deitirilebilir

Deitirilebilir is a Turkish verbal form that would express possibility in the passive voice. It is not a standalone dictionary entry with a fixed meaning; its sense depends on the underlying verb from which it is derived. The form illustrates the standard Turkish pattern of combining a passive stem with the modal suffix -ebilir/-abilir.

Morphology and construction: In Turkish, to say that something can be done in a passive construction, speakers typically attach the passive marker -il- (or its variant -l- after consonants) to the verb stem, and then add the modal suffix -abilir/-abilir, with vowel harmony determining the exact vowels. For example, a real form like kullan-ıl-abilir means “can be used.” Following this pattern, deitir- (the hypothetical root) would yield deitir- il -abilir, resulting in deitirilebilir. The precise meaning depends on what the root verb itself means.

Usage: Deitirilebilir would occur in contexts where the speaker wants to discuss the potentiality of a passive action. It is most likely to appear in formal, technical, or descriptive Turkish, especially when illustrating grammatical patterns rather than conveying a common everyday action. The form is a manifestation of Turkish morphology rather than an independent lexical item.

Notes: Because deitirilebilir hinges on the root verb deitir-, which is not a widely attested or common root in standard Turkish, the exact interpretation of deitirilebilir remains contingent on that root’s semantics. In practice, speakers compensate by using more common constructs like yapılabilir or kullanilabilir to express similar ideas.

See also: Turkish passive voice, Turkish modal suffix -ebilir/-abilir, Turkish morphology.