Fiyatlar bazen yükselebiliyor.

Prices can sometimes rise.

Breakdown of Fiyatlar bazen yükselebiliyor.

• bazen: sometimes
• fiyat: the price
• yükselebilmek: to be able to rise

Questions & Answers about Fiyatlar bazen yükselebiliyor.

What does bazen mean in this sentence?

Bazen means sometimes or occasionally, indicating that price increases occur on an occasional basis rather than continuously.

Why is bazen placed between fiyatlar and yükselebiliyor? Could it go elsewhere?

Turkish word order is flexible. Adverbs like bazen typically appear directly before the verb but can also come at the beginning or end for emphasis:

• Bazen fiyatlar yükselebiliyor
• Fiyatlar yükselebiliyor bazen

How is yükselebiliyor formed from the verb root?

It breaks down like this:

• yüksel- (verb root “to rise”)
• -ebil- (ability/potential suffix “can/able to”)
• -iyor (progressive tense marker)
• zero ending for 3rd person
  So yüksel + ebil + iyor = yükselebiliyor.

What does the suffix -ebil- convey in yükselebiliyor?

-ebil- is the ability/potential suffix meaning able to or can. Attached to a verb root, it turns “to rise” into “to be able to rise.”

Why is -ebil- placed before -iyor instead of after it?

Turkish has a fixed suffix order for verbs: root → modality (-ebil-) → tense/aspect (-iyor) → person. This sequence cannot be swapped without breaking grammar.

Why doesn’t the verb yükselebiliyor change its ending to show that fiyatlar is plural?

In Turkish, 3rd person singular and plural subjects both use a zero ending on the verb. Plurality is shown on the noun (fiyatlar) only; the verb form stays the same for “he/she/it can rise” and “they can rise.”

What is the difference in meaning between yükseliyor and yükselebiliyor?

• yükseliyor = “is rising” (it’s actually happening right now)
• yükselebiliyor = “can rise” or “is able to rise” (there’s potential for it to rise, not necessarily happening at that moment)

Could we say Fiyatlar bazen yükseliyor instead, or Fiyat bazen yükselebiliyor?

• Fiyatlar bazen yükseliyor is correct but changes the meaning to “prices sometimes rise” (stating an actual occurrence, not a possibility).
• Fiyat bazen yükselebiliyor is grammatically fine if referring to “the price” in general, but if you mean multiple items you’d usually use fiyatlar.