No. 864 in Lithuanian

nusikaltimų

"Crimes."

In a sentence

Policija ištyrė nusikaltimų seriją.
The police investigated a series of crimes.
The word 'nusikaltimų' here is in the genitive plural, indicating possession or origin ('a series of crimes').
Nusikaltimų padaugėjo mieste per pastaruosius metus.
Crimes have increased in the city over the past year.
It’s again genitive plural, used here to quantify or speak about the extent or subject of increase ('the increase in crimes').
Vieša diskusija apie nusikaltimų prevenciją yra svarbi.
A public discussion about crime prevention is important.
Here, it is linked to the concept of 'crime prevention' in a prepositional phrase, showing the context in which crimes are being discussed.

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