No. 3,018 in Russian
забрали
"Забрали" means "took away" or "seized" in English.
In a sentence
Они забрали мою книгу вчера.
They took my book yesterday.
The word 'забрали' here is used in its past tense form, referring to an action of taking responsibility over an item, performed by 'they'.
Вечером мы забрали детей из школы.
In the evening, we picked up the children from school.
In this sentence, 'забрали' signifies retrieving someone or something from a location, performed by 'we' in the past.
Полицейские забрали подозреваемого в участок.
The police officers took the suspect to the station.
Here, 'забрали' is used to describe the action of taking someone under the authority of 'the police officers'.
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