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Turkish Language Verb Tenses Gelmek -- Abilitative Mood, Present Continuous Related Pages: All the Turkish Verb Tenses, Index Turkish Verbal Nouns Turkish Language Verbal Factoids Verb 'to be' Index The three ways to say 'to be' in Turkish Turkish Adverbs The Abilitative Tenses Abilitative Mood Present Continuous (Used only for 'the present moment' -- for 'right now') Türkce -- Şimdiki 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 mı?-- can they come? are they able to come? gelemiyorlar mı?-- 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. ----- Her gün saat sekizde gelebiliyor. He can come everyday at eight o'clock. ----- Oradan telefon edebiliyoruz. We are able to call from there. ----- Yalniz iki saat calışabiliyorsunuz. You may only work two hours. ----- Saat dokuzda derse başlayabiliyorlar. 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. ----- Buradan telefon edemiyoruz. We aren't able to call from here. ----- Iyi bir şey bulamıyorum I can't (seem to) find anything good. ----- Hiç guzel oynayamıyorlar They can't (manage to) play well at all. Buradan telefon edebiliyor muyum? Am I able to phone from here? ----- O iyi oynayabiliyor mu? Is he able (showing ability) to play well? ----- Size her gün gelebiliyorlar mı? Are they able to visit you daily? Dersini iyi çalısamıyor mu? Can't he study his homework well? ----- Iyi tarif edemiyor muyuz? Aren't we managing (able) to explain well? ----- Kitaplarınızı burada bırakamıyor musunuz? Aren't you permitted (able) to leave your books here? ----- Iyi türkce konuşamiyor muyum? Am I not able to speak Turkish well? ----- Yarın buraya gelemiyorlar mı? Aren't they able to come here tomorrow? 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