The Abilitative Tense1.doc

Abilitative Mood

Present Continuous
(Used only for 'the present moment' -- for 'right now')

Türkce -- Simdiki Sürekli zaman

Present Continuous -- Negative
(Used only for 'the present moment' -- for 'right now')

Present Continuous, Simple -- Interrogative
(Used only for 'the present moment' -- for 'right now')

Present Continuous -- Negative Interrogative
(Used only for 'the present moment' -- for 'right now')

gelebiliyorum --
I can/may come [right now], I'm able to come, I may be able to come

gelemiyorum --
I can't come [right now], I'm not able to come, I wouldn't be able to come

gelebiliyor muyum? --
can I come [right now]? am I able to come?

gelemiyor muyum? --
can't I come [right now]? am I not able to come? wouldn't I be able to come?

gelebiliyorsun --
you can/may come, you're able to come, you may be able to come

gelemiyorsun --
you can't come, you're not able to come, you wouldn't be able to come

gelebiliyor musun? --
can you come? are you able to come?

gelemiyor musun? --
can't you come? aren't you able to come? wouldn't you be able to come?

gelebiliyor -
he can/may come; he is able to come, he may be able to come

gelemiyor --
he can't come; he's not able to come, he wouldn't be able to come

gelebiliyor mu? --
can he come? is he able to come?

gelemiyor mu?--
can't he come? isn't he able to come? wouldn't he be able to come?

gelebiliyoruz --
we can/may come, we're able to come, we may be able to come

gelemiyoruz --
we can't come, we're not able to come, we wouldn't be able to come

gelebiliyor muyuz? --
can we come? are we able to come?

gelemiyor muyuz? --
can't we come? aren't we able to come? wouldn't we be able to come?

gelebiliyorsunuz --
you can/may come, you're able to come, you may be able to come

gelemiyorsunuz --
you can't come, you're not able to come, you wouldn't be able to come

gelebiliyor musunuz? --
can you come? are you able to come?

gelemiyor musunuz? --
can't you come? aren't you able to come? wouldn't you be able to come?

gelebiliyorlar -
they can/may come, they're able to come, they may be able to come

gelemiyorlar --
they can't come, they're not able to come, they wouldn't be able to come

gelebiliyorlar mI?--
can they come? are
they able to come?

gelemiyorlar mI?--
can't they come, aren't they able to come? wouldn't they be able to come?

Related Examples:

Her gün dört saat yazabiliyorum.
I can write four hours a day.
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Her gün saat sekizde gelebiliyor.
He can come everyday at eight o'clock.
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Oradan telefon edebiliyoruz.
We are able to call from there.
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Yalniz iki saat calIsabiliyorsunuz.
You may only work two hours.
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Saat dokuzda derse baslayabiliyorlar.
They are able to start class at 9 o'clock.

Her gün saat sekizde gelemiyor. He can't come at eight o'clock every day.
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Buradan telefon edemiyoruz.
We aren't able to call from here.
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Iyi bir sey bulamIyorum
I can't (seem to) find anything good.
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Hiç guzel oynayamIyorlar
They can't (manage to) play well at all.

Buradan telefon edebiliyor muyum?
Am I able to phone from here?
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O iyi oynayabiliyor mu?
Is he able (showing ability) to play well?
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Size her gün gelebiliyorlar mI?
Are they able to visit you daily?

Dersini iyi çalIsamIyor mu?
Can't he study his homework well?
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Iyi tarif edemiyor muyuz?
Aren't we managing (able) to explain well?
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KitaplarInIzI burada bIrakamIyor musunuz?
Aren't you permitted (able) to leave your books here?
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Iyi türkce konusamiyor muyum?
Am I not able to speak Turkish well?
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YarIn buraya gelemiyorlar mI?
Aren't they able to come here tomorrow?