Çaltrabilir

çaltrabilir is a Turkish verb form that would translate roughly as “could cause to play” or “could be made to play.” It is built from the verb root çal- (to play, to sound), the causative suffix -dır- (with assimilation to -tır- or -tr-), and the potential suffix -abilir. The combination expresses the possibility that an agent could bring about the action of playing something.

In standard Turkish, the same idea is usually conveyed with çaldırabilir or çalabilir, depending on nuance. Çaltrabilir is a theoretical or rarely attested form that appears in linguistic discussions to illustrate how causative and potential mood interact, rather than a common lexical item used in everyday speech. Its appearance depends on the specific phonetic and syntactic context of a sentence.

Usage of a form like çaltrabilir would typically involve a direct object that denotes something to be played (such as a piece of music, a recording, or a tune) and a subject capable of causing it to play. For example, a sentence such as “Bu cihaz parçayı çaldırabilir” would mean “This device could cause the piece to play.” In everyday language, speakers would more commonly use “parçayı çalabilir” to indicate can play, or “parçayı çaldırabilir” to indicate can cause it to be played, depending on the intended meaning.

See also: Turkish grammar, causative suffix, potential mood. Notes: çaltrabilir is primarily of interest in linguistic discussion and is not a standard entry in most Turkish dictionaries.