şapa
/ ʃapa /
Definitions noun cook, camp cook
Definitions noun server, attendant at table (traditionally the youngest present)
Definitions noun waiter
Definitions noun servant
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | şapa the cook | şapala the cooks | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | şapanı the cook's | şapalanı the cooks' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | şapanı the cook (as the object) | şapalanı the cooks (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | şapağa to the cook | şapalağa to the cooks | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | şapada at / in the cook | şapalada at / in the cooks | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | şapadan from the cook | şapaladan from the cooks | 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 | şapam my cook | şapalarım my cooks |
| your | şapaŋ your cook | şapalarıŋ your cooks |
| his / her | şapası his / her cook | şapaları his / her cooks |
| our | şapabız our cook | şapalarıbız our cooks |
| you all's | şapağız you all's cook | şapalarığız you all's cooks |
| their | şapaları their cook | şapaları their cooks |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: şapaları can mean "his / her cooks", "their cook", or "their cooks" — context decides.