tutabilirler

Tutabilirler is a Turkish verb form derived from the verb tutmak, meaning to hold or grip. It is the third person plural present potential form, used to express ability or possibility: they can hold or they might hold. Morphologically it consists of the verb stem tut-, the modal suffix -ebilir, and the plural personal suffix -ler, yielding tutabilirler. In Turkish, -ebilir(-abilir) conveys potential meaning and can indicate ability or possibility, rather than obligation or intention. The subject is typically plural in this form, but the meaning can apply with an understood or explicit singular subject as well (tutabilir, he/she/it can hold).

Use and nuance: tutabilirler describes a general or situational ability in the present sense. It is not a fixed future tense. The form is versatile and appears in declarative, interrogative, and negative constructions. Examples include: Çocuklar bu ipi güvenli şekilde tutabilirler. (The children can hold this rope safely.) Ekipler bu kutuları iki el ile tutabilirler. (The teams can hold these boxes with both hands.) Onlar bu oyuncakları aynı anda tutabilirler. (They can hold these toys at the same time.)

Negation and questions follow regular patterns: tutamazlar means they cannot hold; Tutabilirler mi? asks whether they can hold. The singular form differs as well: tutabilir (he/she/it can hold), while tutabilirler is reserved for they. Overall, tutabilirler is a common, neutral expression of ability or possibility in contemporary Turkish.