Formation of the Negative Potential Verb
This mood is easily formed in all tenses just by inserting an -e- or -a- before the negative suffix of any negative verb whether it be active, passive, reflexive, re-ciprocal,or caustive - (in effect we form a completely new verb - with its own infinitive):
Verbs of the A-UnDotted Vowel Group
bakmamak - to not look becomes - bakamamak - not to be able to look
- bakamıyorum - I can't look
- bakamadın or bakamıyordun - you could not look
- bakamıyordu - he was not able to look
- bakamazsak - if we cannot look (Conditional form)
- bakamayacaksınız - you will not be able to look
- bakamadılar or bakamıyorlardı - they could not look
It can be seen above that the tens and personal endings are added to make the full verb form - this includes the "if.." forms of the Conditional Mood.
Verbs of the E-Dotted Vowel Group
çekmemek - to not pull becomes - çekememek - not to be able to pull
- çekemem - I can't come
- çekemiyorsun - you cannot pull
- çekilemedi - it could not be pulled (Passive form)
- çekemeyeceğiz - we will not be able to pull
- çekememiştiniz - you had not been able to pull
Verbs whose stem end in a Vowel
The A-UnDotted Group
The buffer letter -y- is used to keep the last vowel of the verb stem seperate from the -e- negative potential particle that has been added to the normal negative infinitive.
anlamamak - to understand becomes anlayamamak (anla-y-a-ma-mak) - not to be able to understand
- anlayamadım - I could not understand
- anlamasaydın - if you did not understand
- anlayamasaydın - if you could not understand - (adding the Negative Potential)
- anlayamamış - it seems he could not understand (Inferential Tense)
- anlaşılamayacaksak - if we will not be able to understood (Passive form)
- anlayamazsınız - you cannot understand
- anlaşamadılar - they could not agree lit: understand each other (Reciprocal form)
The E-Dotted Group
beklemek - to wait, expect - becomes bekleyememek (bekle-ye-memek) - not to be able to wait
- bekleyemesem - if I cannot wait (Conditional tense)
- bekletemeyeceksin - you will not be able to let (it/him) wait (Causative form)
- beklenemedi - it could not have been expected lit: awaited (Passive form)
- bekleyemeyeceğiz - we will not be able to wait
- bekleyemezdiniz - you couldn't have waited
- bekleyememişler - it seems that they cannot wait (Inferential tense)
 In speech this negative potential particle -a- (-ya-) or -e- (-ye-) is heavily accented in order to draw the attention of the listener.
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