No. 11,867 in Swedish
privatmilisen
"Privatmilisen" means "the private militia" in English, referring to an armed group not affiliated with official state forces.
In a sentence
Privatmilisen patrullerar området varje natt.
The private militia patrols the area every night.
Here, 'privatmilisen' is used as a noun in the subject position, referring explicitly to a specific private militia conducting daily patrols in a region.
Den lokala regeringen bekymrar sig för privatmilisens ökande inflytande.
The local government worries about the increasing influence of the private militia.
In this sentence, 'privatmilisens' is in possessive form, indicating the influences attributed to the private militia, hence denoting ownership or close association.
Han blev medlem i privatmilisen förra året.
He joined the private militia last year.
Here, 'privatmilisen' is used as a direct object, underlining the action of joining or becoming part of the specified private militia.
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