Breakdown of Birbirimizle sürekli iletişim kuruyoruz.
ile
with / by / and (linking nouns)
birbiri
each other / one another
sürekli
constantly / continuously
iletişim kurmak
to communicate
Questions & Answers about Birbirimizle sürekli iletişim kuruyoruz.
How does birbirimizle break down to mean "with each other"?
It starts with the reciprocal pronoun birbiri (each other). First, we add the possessive suffix -miz (our) to match the "we" subject. Then, we add the suffix -le (with). Literally, it translates to "with our each other."
Why is there a possessive suffix (-miz) on birbiri when the verb already shows "we" are doing the action?
In Turkish, the reciprocal pronoun birbiri almost always takes a possessive suffix to show who is interacting. Because the subject is "we" (shown by the -uz on the verb), you must use the "our" suffix (-miz) on birbiri. The pronoun and the verb have to agree!
I know ile means "with". Why is it attached as -le here?
The word ile is very often shortened and glued to the end of the previous word as a suffix. Since birbirimiz ends in a consonant and its last vowel is an "i", A-Type vowel harmony dictates that it becomes -le, giving us birbirimizle.
Why does the sentence use kuruyoruz (we establish/build) for "communicate"?