This is the 10001st most frequent Turkish word.
babalardı
"Babalardı" means "they were fathers" in English.
Here, 'babalardı' is used as the plural past tense of 'father' to describe a specific group of fathers.
Evde sürekli işlerini organize eden babalardı.
They were the fathers who constantly organized their tasks at home.
In this sentence, 'babalardı' identifies the fathers from past times who were present in the depicted scenario.
O eski zamanlarda mahallede oyun oynayan çocukların yanında babalardı.
In those old times, they were the fathers standing near the children playing in the neighborhood.
Here, 'babalardı' serves to generalize the trait of responsibility and affection to a group of fathers in the past.