sorulabilir

Sorulabilir is a Turkish verbal form meaning "can be asked" or "may be asked." It is derived from the verb sormak (to ask) and combines the passive voice with a modal suffix that expresses possibility. The form is used when the speaker wants to indicate that a question or inquiry could be directed to someone or that information is open to being asked in a given context.

Morphology and formation: The base is sor-, from sormak. The passive element is -ul- (forming sorul-). The modal suffix -abilir/-ebilir marks possibility; with the stem’s back vowel o, the form takes -abilir, yielding sorulabilir. The form can be inflected for person and number in extended constructions (for example sorulabilirler, sorulabiliriz) or used in a standalone form as a general statement.

Usage and examples: In exams, surveys, interviews, or policy texts, sorulabilir is used to indicate that questions may be asked. Examples: Bu sınavda hangi konular sorulabilir? (Which topics may be asked on this exam?) Anketimize katılanlara bazı sorular sorulabilir. (Some questions may be asked of the participants in our survey.) It can also appear in questions like "Bu konu hakkında başka hangi sorular sorulabilir?"

Related forms and notes: Sorulmak is the infinitive passive form of sormak, meaning to be asked. Sorulabilir expresses potentiality in the passive voice and is common in formal or written Turkish, though it also appears in everyday speech.