ile und das Suffix -la/-le

"With" in Turkish is ile. It can stand as a separate word after the noun, or, more often, be attached as a suffix: -la / -le after a consonant, -yla / -yle after a vowel.

The suffix follows two-way vowel harmony: otobüsle (by bus), vapurla (by ferry), annemle (with my mother).

Three uses

• Company: Arkadaşımla sinemaya gittim. - I went to the cinema with my friend.
• Means, tool, transport: Kartla ödeyebilir miyim? - Can I pay by card? Kadıköy'e vapurla gidelim. - Let's go to Kadıköy by ferry.
• Manner: sevgiyle - with love, dikkatle - carefully.

"And" between nouns

İle often means "and" when joining two nouns, especially people: annemle babam - my mother and father. Ve is also correct, but ile is very natural here.

With pronouns

Pronouns take the genitive before ile: benimle (with me), seninle (with you), onunla (with him/her), bizimle, sizinle; but onlarla (with them). Benimle gelir misin? - Will you come with me? English speakers say *benle by analogy; it is heard in casual speech, but benimle is standard.

"Without" is a different suffix, -sız / -siz: şekersiz çay - tea without sugar.