şağat
/ʃaʁat/
Definition
witness, eyewitness, one who testifies to the truth
- törede şağat tüzün aytdı — in court the witness spoke the truth
- tüz şağat elni qorçalar — an honest witness protects the community
- işge şağat bolğan — witnessing an event
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | şağatthe witness | şağatlathe witnesses | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | şağatnıthe witness' | şağatlanıthe witnesses' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | şağatnıthe witness (as the object) | şağatlanıthe witnesses (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | şağathato the witness | şağatlağato the witnesses | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | şağatdaat / in the witness | şağatladaat / in the witnesses | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | şağatdanfrom the witness | şağatladanfrom the witnesses | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- where it comes from; also "than" when comparing
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
With an owner
| One owned | Several owned | |
|---|---|---|
| my | şağatımmy witness | şağatlarımmy witnesses |
| your | şağatıngyour witness | şağatlarıngyour witnesses |
| his / her | şağatıhis / her witness | şağatlarıhis / her witnesses |
| our | şağatıbızour witness | şağatlarıbızour witnesses |
| you all's | şağatığızyou all's witness | şağatlarığızyou all's witnesses |
| their | şağatlarıtheir witness | şağatlarıtheir witnesses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: şağatları can mean "his / her witnesses", "their witness", or "their witnesses" — context decides.