sahip çıkmak

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Turkish

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Etymology

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Morphologically sahip (owner) +‎ çıkmak (to come out, to stand)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [saːˈhip t͡ʃɯkˈmak]
  • Rhymes: -ak
  • Hyphenation: sa‧hip‧çık‧mak

Verb

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sahip çıkmak (third-person singular simple present sahip çıkar)

  1. (transitive, with dative) to claim something as one's own
  2. (transitive, with dative) to stand up for, protect, to defend
    Synonyms: korumak, kollamak, göz kulak olmak, muhafaza etmek
    • 2011, “Değmesin Ellerimiz”, in Diğer Masallar, performed by Model:
      Biz hiç beceremedik sevmeyi de, terk etmeyi de / Kendimize sahip çıkıp dünyayla yüzleşmeyi de
      We could never manage to love or leave each other / To stand up for ourselves and face the world

Conjugation

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Further reading

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