No. 741 in Turkish
olabileceğini
"That it could be" or "that it might be."
In a sentence
Bu işin düşündüğümüzden daha zor olabileceğini sanmıyordum.
I didn't think this task could be harder than we imagined.
The word 'olabileceğini' is used to express a possibility regarding a subject within an indirect speech.
Gökyüzünün bu kadar mavi olabileceğini hayal edemezdim.
I couldn't imagine the sky could be this blue.
Here, 'olabileceğini' conveys the unexpected potential of the sky being vividly blue.
Başka bir çözüm olabileceğini birlikte tartıştık.
We discussed together that another solution might be possible.
In this usage, 'olabileceğini' reflects the consideration of an alternative possibility.
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