çartrabilir

çartrabilir is a hypothetical Turkish verb form used in linguistic explanations to illustrate how Turkish can combine causative and potential affixes. It derives from a presumed stem çar- meaning "to crack or snap" in a general sense, though this stem is not attested as a standalone verb in standard Turkish dictionaries. The form is built by adding the causative suffix -tır- to the stem and the modal suffix -abilir, yielding the meaning "can cause to crack" or "may crack." It is not part of the standard Turkish lexicon and is described here as an instructional example of derivational morphology.

Morphology: The decomposition is çar- (root) + -tır- (causative) + -abilir (potential). In typical Turkish syntax, the phrase is completed with appropriate subject and object marking without requiring extra inflection on çartrabilir itself. The construction can occur with different subjects and objects to express who may cause what to crack. The impersonal or third-person reading is common in demonstrations.

Usage: In descriptive examples, çartrabilir is shown with an accusative object to indicate the thing that may be caused to crack. Examples include Camı çartrabilir (It can crack the glass) and Bu malzeme darbeye dayanıklı olsa da yüzeyi çartrabilir (This material could crack the surface under impact). In practice, Turkish speakers would typically use verbs such as çatlatabilir or kırabilir for concrete meanings rather than a hypothetical form.

Status: Çartrabilir does not appear in standard Turkish dictionaries and is mainly encountered in linguistic demonstrations as a pedagogical device. It illustrates affix stacking and the potential mood rather than representing active, attested vocabulary.