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### The Reciprocal Pronoun: Birbiri

To say "each other" or "one another" in Turkish, use the reciprocal pronoun **birbiri**. First, attach a plural possessive suffix to show who is interacting:

| Person | Form | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1st Person Plural | birbirimiz | each other (us) |
| 2nd Person Plural | birbiriniz | each other (you all) |
| 3rd Person Plural | birbirleri | each other (them) |

### Adding Case Endings

Next, add the case ending required by your verb.

For direct objects, add the accusative suffix (e.g., **birbirimiz** becomes **birbirimizi**).

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Verbs like helping or respecting (**saygı duymak**) require the dative suffix (**-e** / **-a**). **Birbirimiz** becomes **birbirimize**, and **birbirleri** becomes **birbirlerine**.

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For actions done *with* each other, such as communicating (**iletişim kurmak**), attach the instrumental suffix (**-le** / **-la**).

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To say "each other's," add the genitive suffix. This turns **birbirimiz** into **birbirimizin**.

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Watch how these rules combine. In the next example, **birbirimizin** provides "each other's," while the ideas themselves take the dative suffix required by **saygı duymak**:

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### Bringing It Together

You can combine these forms to describe complex workplace dynamics, like how well colleagues get along (**anlaşmak**).

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Reciprocal pronouns (birbiri)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

postposition

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Demonstrative pronouns (bu, şu, o)

Basic question words (kim, ne)

Plural nouns (-lar, -ler)

I am and you are (-(y)ım, -sın)

We, you, and they are (-(y)ız, -sınız)

Negative statements (değil)

Yes and no questions (mı, mi, mu, mü)

Questions with 'to be' (mısın, mıyım)

Numbers 1 to 10 (bir, iki, üç)

Numbers 11 to 20 (on bir, on iki)

Numbers by tens to 100 (otuz, kırk...)

Counting objects (tane)

The locative case (-da, -de)

Consonant assimilation (-ta, -te)

Asking where (nerede)

There is / there are (var)

There is not / there are not (yok)

Asking how many (kaç)

Infinitive verbs (-mak, -mek)

Informal commands (git, gel)

Negative commands (-ma, -me)

Polite and plural commands (-In, -InIz)

Basic word order

Present continuous for consonant roots (-iyor)

Present continuous for vowel roots (-iyor)

Present continuous personal suffixes (-iyorum)

Negative present continuous (-miyor)

Present continuous questions (-iyor mu)

Future plans with present continuous

The dative case (-(y)a, -(y)e)

Consonant mutation (k, t, p, ç to ğ, d, b, c)

From or out of (-dan / -den)

Directional question words (nereye, nereden)

First and second person possessives (-(i)m, -(i)n)

Third person possessive (-(s)i)

Plural possessives (-imiz, -iniz, -leri)

The genitive case (-(n)in)

Definite noun compounds (-nin ... -si)

Indefinite noun compounds (bare noun + -(s)i)

Possessive buffer letter (n)

Spatial postpositions (içinde, üstünde)

The definite direct object (-(y)ı, -(y)i)

Object question words (kimi, neyi)

Adjectives modifying nouns

Manner and choice questions (nasıl, hangi)

Basic degree modifiers (çok, biraz)

Comparisons (daha, en)

Days of the week

Months of the year

The time question word (ne zaman)

Telling time (saat, buçuk)

Asking the time (saat kaç, saat kaçta)

Basic conjunctions (ve, ama, veya)

Causality conjunction (çünkü)

Means and accompaniment (ile, -(y)lA)

Purpose and beneficiaries (için)

Expressing desire (-mak istemek)

The past copula (-(y)DI)

The direct past tense (-DI)

Past tense personal suffixes (-DIm, -DIn)

Past tense negative (-mAdI)

Past tense questions (-DI mI)

Ordinal numbers (-(I)ncI)

Greetings and politeness

Saying 'too' (de, da)

Conversation fillers (şey, yani, hadi)

Conversational essentials

Reflexive pronouns (kendim, kendin)

Indefinite pronouns for people (herkes, kimse)

Indefinite pronouns for things and places (her şey, hiçbir şey)

Conjunctions of consequence (bu yüzden, bu nedenle)

Correlative conjunctions (hem... hem, ne... ne)

Verbs taking the dative case (-e / -a)

Verbs taking the ablative case (-den / -dan)

Time origin (beri)

Time duration (-DIr)

Comparisons of similarity (gibi)

Comparisons of equality (kadar)

Perspectives (göre)

Verbal nouns (-mA / -mE)

Verbal nouns as objects (-mAyI / -mEyI)

Verbal nouns with the dative (-mAyA / -mEyA)

General necessity (lazım / gerek)

Personal necessity (-mAm lazım)

Third-person commands (-sIn / -sInlAr)

First person singular optative (-(y)AyIm)

First person plural optative (-(y)AlIm)

Question	Answer
each other / one another	birbiri
to support	desteklemek
We always support each other.	Her zaman birbirimizi destekliyoruz.
colleague	meslektaş
to respect	saygı duymak
The colleagues respect each other.	Meslektaşlar birbirlerine saygı duyuyor.
constantly / continuously	sürekli
We constantly help each other.	Sürekli birbirimize yardım ediyoruz.
to communicate	iletişim kurmak
We constantly communicate with each other.	Birbirimizle sürekli iletişim kuruyoruz.
idea	fikir
to discuss / to argue	tartışmak
We only discuss each other's ideas.	Sadece birbirimizin fikirlerini tartışıyoruz.
solution	çözüm
We support each other and find a solution.	Birbirimizi destekliyoruz ve bir çözüm buluyoruz.
to get along / to agree	anlaşmak
We get along well because we listen to each other.	İyi anlaşıyoruz çünkü birbirimizi dinliyoruz.
They respect each other but they constantly argue.	Onlar birbirlerine saygı duyuyor ama sürekli tartışıyorlar.
We communicate with each other to find a solution.	Çözüm bulmak için birbirimizle iletişim kuruyoruz.
These colleagues get along well and support each other.	Bu meslektaşlar iyi anlaşıyor ve birbirlerini destekliyor.
We always respect each other's ideas.	Biz her zaman birbirimizin fikirlerine saygı duyuyoruz.