yapabilirsin

Yapabilirsin is a Turkish verb form meaning "you can do" or "you are able to do." It is the second-person singular present indicative of the verb yapabilmek (to be able to do). The form combines the root yap- (to do) with the potential suffix -ebil- and the personal ending -irsin, reflecting Turkish’s agglutinative and vowel-harmony system.

In use, yapabilirsin expresses possibility or ability in the present or a general sense. It can stand alone as a simple statement, or appear in a sentence that specifies what can be done. The form is common in everyday speech and writing. For questions, Turkish typically uses inversion with a question particle, as in yapabilir misin? (Can you do it?). Negative forms exist as yapamazsın (you cannot do it).

Related forms come from the same verb stem: yapabilir, yapabiliriz, yapabilirsiniz, yapabilirler, and so on, to express different persons and numbers. The underlying verb yapabilmek is formed from yap- (to do) plus -ebil- (ability) and then conjugated for person and tense. Yapsam or yapabileceğini gibi constructions may convey related meanings in other contexts, but yapabilirsin specifically conveys ability for second-person singular.

Notes for learners include that -ebil- marks ability and is applied across verbs, with vowel harmony affecting surrounding vowels. Turkish also allows asking about capability with other tenses or moods, but yapabilirsin remains the standard way to say “you can do” in the present tense.