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Arayüz kolaysa, termostatın ayarlayabileceği sıcaklıkları hemen görürsün.

Arayüz kolaysa, termostatın ayarlayabileceği sıcaklıkları hemen görürsün.
If the interface is easy, you immediately see the temperatures that the thermostat can set.
From Lesson 432:Affirmative ability relatives (-(y)abileceği)·Turkish

Questions & Answers about Arayüz kolaysa, termostatın ayarlayabileceği sıcaklıkları hemen görürsün.

Can you break down the word ayarlayabileceği?
Sure! It combines the ability marker with an object relative clause. It breaks down as: ayarla (set/adjust) + -y- (buffer) + -a (connective vowel for potential) + -bil (ability) + -ecek (participle) + -i (3rd person possessive). The k softens to ğ because of the following vowel. Together, it forms "that it can set".
Why does termostat take the genitive suffix -ın?
In Turkish object relative clauses (where the noun being described is the object of the action), the subject of the clause takes the genitive case. Since the thermostat is the one doing the setting, it becomes termostatın to link with the possessive ending on ayarlayabileceği.
Why is there an -ı at the very end of sıcaklıkları?
That is the accusative case suffix. The entire noun phrase termostatın ayarlayabileceği sıcaklıklar (the temperatures that the thermostat can set) is the specific, definite direct object of the verb görürsün (you see). Because you are seeing specific temperatures, the accusative case is required.
Could I say kolay olursa instead of kolaysa?
Yes, but there is a slight difference in nuance. kolaysa attaches the conditional directly to the adjective, meaning "if it is (currently) easy". kolay olursa uses the verb olmak (to be/become), which often implies "if it turns out to be easy" or "if it becomes easy".
Why is the main verb görürsün in the aorist tense instead of the present continuous (görüyorsun)?
The aorist tense (-ür) is the standard choice in conditional sentences to express general truths, logical outcomes, or expected consequences. Saying görürsün implies "as a general rule, you will see it" rather than an action happening right this exact second.

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