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LevelA1
Word typeNoun
Frequency rank#278

Meanings

  • police officer
  • police

Example sentence

Polis yardım ediyor.
The police officer is helping.

polis in real sentences

1,847 short Tatoeba sentences with an English translation use this word. Here are 3, with the form of the word each one uses.

  • O, bir polis devriyesi görünce kaçtı.

    He ran away at the sight of a police patrol.

    Form: polis · Tatoeba #1048462
  • Polisin elinde hâlâ hiçbir ipucu yok.

    The police still have no leads.

    Form: polisin · Tatoeba #1060405
  • O onun polise gitmesini tavsiye etti.

    She advised him to go to the police.

    Form: polise · Tatoeba #1119165

Example sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR.

Cases of polis

Built from vowel harmony, the buffer letters y and n, and the k/p/ç softening rule.
CaseFormUsed for
Nominativepolisdictionary form, subject
Accusativepolisithe definite object
Dativepoliseto, towards
Locativepolistein, at, on
Ablativepolistenfrom
Genitivepolisinof, owner
Pluralpolislermore than one

Grammar note

In English, 'police' is plural and takes 'are'

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