Zamirlerle

Zamirlerle is a Turkish term that literally means “with pronouns” and refers to the topic of zamirler, or pronouns, in grammar. Zamirler are closed-class words that substitute for nouns or refer to people, things, or ideas without repeating the noun. The form zamirlerle is the instrumental plural construction, used in discussions or sentences to mean “with pronouns” or, more broadly, to introduce pronoun-based constructions in Turkish.

In Turkish grammar, pronouns (zamirler) serve a variety of functions. They can stand in for subjects, objects, or possessors, and they inflect for person and number. Personal pronouns include ben (I), sen (you), o (he/she/it), biz (we), siz (you, formal/plural), onlar (they). Possessive pronouns such as benim, senin, onun, bizim, sizin, onların combine with nouns to indicate possession. Demonstratives like bu (this), şu (this/that near), o (that remote) can function as pronouns or determiners. Interrogative pronouns such as kim (who), ne (what), hangi (which) introduce questions. Turkish also uses relative, reflexive, and indefinite pronouns in various roles, often overlapping with demonstratives or forms ending in -ki or -kadar.

Pronouns in Turkish are frequently omitted when the verb conjugation already encodes the subject, but they are used for emphasis, contrast, or clear reference. They also undergo case-like changes when functioning as objects (for example, beni, beni görmek). The category of zamirlerle thus encompasses the study and use of pronouns and their roles in sentences, including how they interact with verbs and nouns to convey meaning without repetition.