No. 3,046 in Turkish
babalar
"Babalar" means "fathers" in English.
In a sentence
Babalar Günü, tüm babaları onurlandırmak için kutlanır.
Father's Day is celebrated to honor all fathers.
Here, 'babalar' means 'fathers' and is used as a plural noun referring to all fathers collectively.
Babalar çocuklarına iyilikle öğretmelidir.
Fathers should teach their children kindly.
In this context, 'babalar' is again used as a plural subject noun, referring to fathers as a general group.
Bazı babalar çocuklarıyla çok vakit geçirir.
Some fathers spend a lot of time with their children.
Here, 'babalar' is used to refer to a subset of all fathers, specifically those who spend significant time with their children.
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