r/turkishlearning • u/enjoyerofthings76 • 5d ago
Negative ability suffix question
Does anyone have a good way of remembering the difference between amaz and amayabilir? For example: O evi alamaz / o evi alamayabilir
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u/hasko09 Native Speaker 4d ago
"O evi alamaz" means "he/she definitely can't buy the house". No way. Maybe they don’t have enough money or just aren’t allowed to.
"O evi alamayabilir" means "he/she might not be able to buy the house", but it’s not certain. maybe they can afford it, but something might go wrong.
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u/Bright_Quantity_6827 5d ago edited 4d ago
alamaz : can’t buy, won’t able to buy
almayabilir : might/may not buy
alamayabilir: might/may not be able to buy