No. 498 in Swedish
kriminella
"Kriminella" means "criminals" in English.
In a sentence
De kriminella planerade noggrant sitt nästa brott.
The criminals carefully planned their next crime.
In this sentence, 'kriminella' is used as a substantive adjective ('the criminals'), referring to a specific group of individuals.
Polisen arbetar hårt för att fånga de kriminella.
The police are working hard to catch the criminals.
Here, 'kriminella' again serves as a substantive adjective, emphasizing a collective group involved in criminal acts.
Kriminella aktiviteter måste stoppas för att skydda samhället.
Criminal activities must be stopped to protect society.
In this example, 'kriminella' is used as an adjective to describe 'aktiviteter' (activities), showing its quality as related to crime.
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