şapağatçı
/ʃapaʁattʃɯ/
Definitions
1. an intercessor, one who pleads on another's behalf
- şapağatçığa tüberge — to meet an intercessor
2. a kind, charitable person
- şapağatçı adam — a charitable person
3. may he be an intercessor — said in condolence for a dead child
- şapağatçı bolsun! — may he be an intercessor!
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | şapağatçıthe intercessor | şapağatçılathe intercessors | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | şapağatçınıthe intercessor's | şapağatçılanıthe intercessors' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | şapağatçınıthe intercessor (as the object) | şapağatçılanıthe intercessors (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | şapağatçığato the intercessor | şapağatçılağato the intercessors | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | şapağatçıdaat / in the intercessor | şapağatçıladaat / in the intercessors | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | şapağatçıdanfrom the intercessor | şapağatçıladanfrom the intercessors | 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 | şapağatçımmy intercessor | şapağatçılarımmy intercessors |
| your | şapağatçıngyour intercessor | şapağatçılarıngyour intercessors |
| his / her | şapağatçısıhis / her intercessor | şapağatçılarıhis / her intercessors |
| our | şapağatçıbızour intercessor | şapağatçılarıbızour intercessors |
| you all's | şapağatçığızyou all's intercessor | şapağatçılarığızyou all's intercessors |
| their | şapağatçılarıtheir intercessor | şapağatçılarıtheir intercessors |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: şapağatçıları can mean "his / her intercessors", "their intercessor", or "their intercessors" — context decides.