No. 77 in Turkish
polis
"Polis" means "police" in English.
In a sentence
Polis, bu sabah mahallede devriye geziyordu.
The police were patrolling the neighborhood this morning.
Here, 'polis' is used as a collective noun representing the police force collectively performing an action.
Mahkemede suçsuz olduğunu polise kanıtladı.
He proved to the police that he was innocent in court.
In this sentence, 'polis' is used to refer to an individual officer or to the police as an institution being addressed directly.
Çocuklar, parktaki polisten selam aldı.
The children greeted the police officer in the park.
Here, 'polis' refers to an individual police officer encountered in person.
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