This is the 4514th most frequent Swedish word.
vittne
Witness.
Here, 'vittne' is used as a noun referring to a person who saw or experienced an event, specifically an accident.
Hon var ett vittne till olyckan.
She was a witness to the accident.
In this sentence, 'vittnen' is the plural form of 'vittne' and denotes multiple individuals who observed an incident.
Polisen intervjuade flera vittnen.
The police interviewed several witnesses.
Here, 'vittna' is used as a verb meaning to give testimony or an account of events.