No. 306 in Slovenian

policije

"Policije" in English means "police" (genitive singular or nominative plural form).

In a sentence

Na cesti sem videl avtomobil policije.
On the road, I saw a police car.
The word 'policije' is used here to indicate possession, meaning 'of the police'.
Pred šolo stoji postaja policije.
There is a police station in front of the school.
In this sentence, 'policije' functions as a genitive case to describe the related institution.
Obeneh sem slišal sireno policije.
At the same time, I heard the police siren.
Here, 'policije' refers to the origin or owner of the siren, implying 'belonging to the police'.

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