No. 495 in Danish
drab
"Drab" in Danish means "homicide" or "killing."
In a sentence
Politimændene efterforskede et brutalt drab.
The police officers investigated a brutal murder.
In this sentence, 'drab' is used as a noun meaning 'murder', referring to a serious crime involving the unlawful killing of a person.
Der er sket mange drab i byen i år.
There have been many murders in the city this year.
Here, 'drab' again serves as a noun, but this time it is used in plural form to indicate multiple incidents of murder.
Besætningen blev chokeret over kaptajnens drab på sømanden.
The crew was shocked by the captain's murder of the sailor.
In this instance, 'drab' is also a noun denoting the act of killing, but the ownership and direct action is emphasized with the possessive context.
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