Hastalarla

Hastalarla is a Turkish phrase meaning “with the patients.” It is formed by attaching the instrumental suffix -la to the plural noun hastalar (patients), resulting in hastalarla. The choice of -la instead of -le follows Turkish vowel harmony, so the form matches the last vowel of the preceding word.

In usage, hastalarla expresses accompaniment or association in actions involving patients. It is commonly found in clinical, caregiving, and research contexts to indicate with whom an action is performed, rather than the agent performing the action on patients.

Examples include:

- Hekimler hastalarla iletişim kurar. (Doctors communicate with patients.)

- Sağlık ekibi hastalarla çalışır. (The health team works with patients.)

- Hastalarla yapılan görüşmeler tedavi sürecini etkiler. (Interviews conducted with patients affect the treatment process.)

While hastalarla is most often used to denote direct interaction with patients, it can appear in various constructions, such as “hastalarla ilgili” (regarding patients) or “hastalarla birlikte” (together with patients), depending on the nuance desired. The phrase is versatile and widely understood in medical, social, and research discourse in Turkish.

See also: hastalar (patients), iletisim (communication), birlikte (together).