No. 15,045 in Russian
пожарных
"Пожарных" means "firefighters" in English.
In a sentence
Машина пожарных быстро прибыла на место происшествия.
The firefighters' truck quickly arrived at the scene of the incident.
In this sentence, 'пожарных' is used as a possessive noun, indicating the truck belonging to the firefighters.
Группа пожарных тренировалась на специальном полигоне.
A group of firefighters trained at a special ground.
Here, 'пожарных' refers to the firefighters themselves, in the genitive case after the word 'группа'.
Служба пожарных всегда готова к чрезвычайным ситуациям.
The fire service is always ready for emergencies.
In this example, 'пожарных' describes the service consisting of firefighters, used in a possessive context.
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