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title: "Polizei: der, die or das? It’s die Polizei (police) | Yupo"
description: "Short answer: die Polizei, “police”. Accusative: die Polizei; dative: der Polizei. Learn why it takes die and test yourself with a mini quiz."
url: https://yupolearn.com/en/word/polizei/
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# Polizei: der, die or das?

die Polizei

Police

feminin · feminine [City and transport](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/city-transport/) Level: Beginner

**Short answer:** Polizei takes the article die (die Polizei). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “police” in English.

## Polizei: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Police
- **Topic**: City and transport
- **Yupo level**: Beginner

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

- [Polizei in Duden →](https://www.duden.de/suchen/dudenonline/Polizei)
- [Polizei in DWDS →](https://www.dwds.de/wb/Polizei)

Last updated: October 24, 2026 · [Method](https://yupolearn.com/en/about/#method)

## Why does Polizei take die?

Nouns ending in -ei usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 15 of 16 such words take die (93%).

[See the article rules →](https://yupolearn.com/en/german-article-rules/#suffix-ei)

## Polizei in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | die Polizei |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | die Polizei |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | der Polizei |

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