No. 287 in Russian
полиции
The Russian word "полиции" translates to "police" in English.
In a sentence
Я подал заявление в полиции.
I submitted a statement to the police.
Here, 'полиции' is used as the genitive case of 'полиция' (police) to indicate the location or institution associated with the action.
Сотрудники полиции прибыли на место происшествия.
The police officers arrived at the scene of the incident.
In this sentence, 'полиции' is the genitive plural form, showing possession or association, implying 'of the police'.
Он работает в полиции уже десять лет.
He has been working in the police for ten years now.
'Полиции' here is in the prepositional case used with 'в' to indicate the field or place of work.
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