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der, die oder das Polizei?

die Polizei

It's die Polizei. Polizei is feminine.

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Plural
No plural
Used in the singular
Meaning
police
In our course
A1
City & transport

Example

  • Rufen Sie die Polizei!

    Call the police!

Why die?

-ei die

Polizei

Usually 85.9% of the 135 common nouns ending in -ei take die.

-ei is feminine: shops and places (die Bäckerei), and die Polizei.

Exceptions der Schrei, das Weichei, der Brei, der Papagei