kiplerle

Kiplerle is a Turkish phrase that literally means “with moods.” In linguistic description, it is used to refer to the instrumental combination of the plural noun kip (mood) with the postposition ile (with), yielding kipler ile, commonly written as kiplerle. The expression appears in discussions about how Turkish verbs encode modality and speaker attitude through mood forms.

Etymology and function. Kip means mood, a category used to express aspects such as reality, possibility, necessity, or desire. Turkish grammars group these forms under the term kipler (the moods). The postposition ile marks the means or instrument, so kiplerle describes doing something using or under the influence of moods. The phrase is typical in descriptive or comparative linguistics, rather than everyday speech.

Usage and examples. In linguistic texts, kiplerle is used to describe processes, analyses, or instructions that involve mood forms. Examples include: “Kiplerle çalışmak, dilin kip sistemini anlamak için yararlıdır.” (Working with moods is useful for understanding the mood system of the language.) “Farklı kiplerle cümle kurmak, anlamı değiştirebilir.” (Constructing sentences with different moods can change meaning.) The term helps scholars distinguish between content driven by tense and aspect versus those driven by modality and speaker attitude.

See also. Turkish grammar, mood (grammar), kip (mood).