Annem ile ben akşam mutfakta çorba yapıyoruz.

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Breakdown of Annem ile ben akşam mutfakta çorba yapıyoruz.

• benim: my
• mutfak: the kitchen
• yapmak: to make

Questions & Answers about Annem ile ben akşam mutfakta çorba yapıyoruz.

Why is it annem and not anne?

Annem means my mother / my mom.

It is made from:

• anne = mother
• -m = my

So:

• anne = mother
• annem = my mother

This is very common in Turkish. Family words often take possessive endings like this:

• babam = my father
• ablam = my older sister
• kardeşim = my sibling

What does ile mean here?

İle means with.

So:

• Annem ile ben = my mother and I / literally my mother with me

In Turkish, ile can connect nouns in a way that often sounds like English and in this kind of sentence.

You may also see:

• Annemle ben = the same meaning, but more natural in everyday speech

That is because ile is often attached to the previous word:

• annem ile → annemle

Why does Turkish use Annem ile ben instead of something exactly like my mother and I?