No. 86 in Danish
politiet
The police.
In a sentence
Politiet ankom hurtigt til gerningsstedet.
The police arrived quickly at the crime scene.
Here, 'politiet' is used as the subject of the sentence, representing the police as a collective group of professionals responsible for law enforcement.
Vi ringede til politiet for at melde hændelsen.
We called the police to report the incident.
In this sentence, 'politiet' is used as the object of the action, referring to the institution or body of the police being contacted.
Der er en politibil parkeret uden for mit hus.
There is a police car parked outside my house.
Here, 'politi' (a related term referring to 'police') is used as a root word in the compound noun 'politibil,' meaning 'police car,' demonstrating its use in compound formations relating to law enforcement.
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