Ben bu odada sessizce çalışabilmek istiyorum.

I want to be able to work quietly in this room.

Breakdown of Ben bu odada sessizce çalışabilmek istiyorum.

• bu: this
• ben: I
• istemek: to want
• oda: the room

Questions & Answers about Ben bu odada sessizce çalışabilmek istiyorum.

Why do we say çalışabilmek instead of just çalışmak here?

Çalışmak means “to work / to study”.

Çalışabilmek means “to be able to work / to be able to study”.

So the sentence literally is:

• Ben bu odada sessizce çalışabilmek istiyorum.
  = I want to be able to work/study quietly in this room.

Using -ebil- adds the idea of possibility / ability / being allowed. It often implies something is making it difficult and you wish you could:

• Bu odada sessizce çalışmak istiyorum.
  = I want to work/study quietly in this room. (simple wish)
• Bu odada sessizce çalışabilmek istiyorum.
  = I want to be able to work/study quietly in this room. (if only I could; I’m not really able to now)

Both are grammatically correct; -ebil- just adds that nuance of having the chance / freedom.

What exactly does the suffix -ebil- / -abil- mean, and how is it used?