No. 17,832 in Polish
złodziei
"Thieves"
In a sentence
Złodziei złapano na gorącym uczynku.
The thieves were caught red-handed.
Here, 'złodziei' is the genitive plural form of 'złodziej' (thief) used to indicate possession or association to multiple thieves.
Przyszedłem tutaj w poszukiwaniu złodziei.
I came here in search of thieves.
In this case, 'złodziei' is the accusative plural form because it is the direct object of the action 'in search of'.
Nie ma złodziei w tym mieście.
There are no thieves in this city.
'Złodziei' appears in the genitive plural form again, as it is used with the verb phrase 'nie ma' (there is no), which calls for the genitive case.
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