Breakdown of Fragmanı vizyondan önce yayımlayabilirlerdi.
önce
before / first / firstly
yayımlamak
to publish
fragman
trailer
vizyon
theatrical release / vision
Questions & Answers about Fragmanı vizyondan önce yayımlayabilirlerdi.
How does yayımlayabilirlerdi express "could have"?
It combines the verb root yayımla- with the ability suffix -(y)abil, the aorist suffix -ir, and the past tense suffix -di. Together, the combination -abil-ir-di creates the counterfactual past. It shows that the possibility or ability to release the trailer existed in the past, but the action didn't actually happen.
Why is the plural suffix -ler placed before the past suffix -di in yayımlayabilirlerdi?
In compound tenses like this one, the 3rd person plural marker -lAr can go either before or after the past tense marker -dI. Both yayımlayabilirlerdi and yayımlayabilirdiler are perfectly correct and mean the same thing, though placing -ler before -di is more common in everyday speech.
I thought vizyon meant "vision". Why does it translate to "theatrical release" here?
While vizyon does originate from the French word for "vision," it has taken on a specific meaning in the Turkish film industry. It refers to a movie's run in cinemas. The common idiom vizyona girmek means "to be released in theaters," making vizyondan önce mean "before the theatrical release."
Why is fragman in the accusative case here (fragmanı)?