No. 2,038 in Turkish
vatandaşa
"To the citizen"
In a sentence
Polis, sokakta yürüyen vatandaşa adres sordu.
The police asked the citizen walking on the street for directions.
In this sentence, 'vatandaşa' is used as the indirect object of the verb 'sordu' (asked), which is denoted by the dative case ending '-a'.
Kasiyer, ürünü incelemesi için vatandaşa verdi.
The cashier gave the product to the citizen for inspection.
Here, 'vatandaşa' again takes the dative case, indicating the recipient of the verb's action 'verdi' (gave).
Toplantıda, bir vatandaşa söz hakkı verildi.
At the meeting, a citizen was given the right to speak.
In this instance, 'vatandaşa' is in the dative case, marking the individual to whom a right or opportunity is granted.
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