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izleyebilir

Izleyebilir is a Turkish verb form derived from the verb izlemek, which means to watch or to observe. Izleyebilir expresses potential mood, indicating that someone can or may watch something. It corresponds to the English can/watch or may watch, depending on context. The form is built from the verb stem izley- (the infinitive izlemek yields the stem for this construction) plus the modal suffix -ebilir, and it can take personal endings to agree with the subject (izleyebilirim, izleyebilirsin, izleyebilir, izleyebiliriz, izleyebilirsiniz, izleyebilirler).

The structure allows standard Turkish tense and negation patterns. In affirmative usage, it denotes ability: for

Izleyebilir is distinct from izlenebilir, which means “watchable” or “able to be watched” and is used to

example,
Sen
bu
filmi
izleyebilirsin
means
“You
can
watch
this
film.”
In
questions,
one
might
say:
Bu
bölümü
izleyebilir
misin?
meaning
“Can
you
watch
this
episode?”
Negative
forms
are
formed
with
a
negating
particle
attached
to
the
verb
stem:
izleyemezsin
means
“you
cannot
watch,”
and
izleyemeyeceğim
means
“I
will
not
be
able
to
watch.”
describe
the
potential
for
something
to
be
watched
by
someone,
often
from
a
passive
or
experiential
perspective.
Related
terms
include
izlemek
(to
watch),
izleyici
(viewer),
and
izleme
(watching).
The
choice
between
izleyebilir
and
izlenebilir
depends
on
whether
the
emphasis
is
on
the
agent’s
ability
to
watch
(izleyebilir)
or
on
the
object’s
capacity
to
be
watched
by
someone
(izlenebilir).