This is the 86th most frequent Danish word.
politiet
The police.
Here, 'politiet' is used as the subject of the sentence, representing the police as a collective group of professionals responsible for law enforcement.
Politiet ankom hurtigt til gerningsstedet.
The police arrived quickly at the crime scene.
In this sentence, 'politiet' is used as the object of the action, referring to the institution or body of the police being contacted.
Vi ringede til politiet for at melde hændelsen.
We called the police to report the incident.
Here, 'politi' (a related term referring to 'police') is used as a root word in the compound noun 'politibil,' meaning 'police car,' demonstrating its use in compound formations relating to law enforcement.