Learn Turkish: Yazıt çok eski olduğu için arkeologlar onu hiç anlamayabilir. - Because the inscription is very old, the archaeologists might not understand it at all.

Let's break it down! The verb root is anla (understand). First, we add the negative suffix -ma to make it "not understand". Then, we add the buffer -y- followed by the possibility suffix -abil. Finally, we attach the aorist suffix -ir to show this is a general possibility. So, anla-ma-y-abil-ir literally builds up to "might not understand."

What is the difference between anlamayabilir and anlayamaz?

Anlayamaz means "cannot understand" (expressing inability). However, this lesson focuses on negative possibility—saying that something "might not" happen. To do this, the negative suffix -ma must come before the possibility suffix -abil, giving us anlamayabilir (might not understand). If you put the negative suffix after the possibility, it changes to inability!

Why does the sentence use olduğu için instead of just çünkü for "because"?

You could use çünkü by breaking this into two separate clauses (like, Arkeologlar onu hiç anlamayabilir, çünkü yazıt çok eski). However, using the pattern -dIğI için (verb root + -dık + possessive + için) is the most natural way to say "because [subject] does/is" in a single, flowing sentence. Here, ol-duğu için literally means "because of the fact that it is."

Why is "it" translated as onu rather than just o?