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die Polizei

police

Nominative Sg.die Polizei

Genitive Sg.der Polizei

Nominative Plural

Singular only

Dative Plural—

Gender / Plural CueSuffix -ei -> always feminine (die); collective singular

Full 4-Case Declension Table

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Definite (der / die / das): Used for specific, already known, or general-category nouns.

Case (Fall)	Question	Singular	Plural
Nominative Nominativ (Werfall)	Wer oder was?	die Polizei	— (singular only)
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	die Polizei	— (singular only)
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	der Polizei	— (singular only)
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	der Polizei	— (singular only)

Indefinite (ein / eine): Used when introducing a countable singular noun; has no plural article in German.

Case (Fall)	Question	Singular	Plural
Nominative Nominativ (Werfall)	Wer oder was?	eine Polizei	— (singular only)
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	eine Polizei	— (singular only)
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	einer Polizei	— (singular only)
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	einer Polizei	— (singular only)

Negative (kein / keine): Negates nouns with or without an indefinite article; follows ein-words in singular and die in plural.

Case (Fall)	Question	Singular	Plural
Nominative Nominativ (Werfall)	Wer oder was?	keine Polizei	— (singular only)
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	keine Polizei	— (singular only)
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	keiner Polizei	— (singular only)
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	keiner Polizei	— (singular only)

Possessive (mein / dein / …): Uses ein-word endings in singular and definite-like endings in plural (mein/dein/sein/ihr/unser/euer/Ihr).

Case (Fall)	Question	Singular	Plural
Nominative Nominativ (Werfall)	Wer oder was?	meine Polizei	— (singular only)
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	meine Polizei	— (singular only)
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	meiner Polizei	— (singular only)
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	meiner Polizei	— (singular only)

Why These Endings Work

All feminine (die) nouns stay completely unchanged in the singular across Nominative, Accusative, Dative, and Genitive.

Feminine nouns never change their own ending in the singular across all four cases.
Uncountable / singular-only noun in standard usage (no common plural table).

Pattern summary: Only the article changes in singular (die / die / der / der); plural takes -n in Dative unless ending in -n or -s.

Example Sentences in Context

Nominative

Die Polizei hilft den Bürgern im Notfall sofort.

The police help citizens immediately in an emergency.

Accusative

Die Zeugin ruft sofort die Polizei.

The witness calls the police immediately.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

Check "Polizei" in Der/Die/Das Checker Analyze in Compound Deconstructor Inspect Example in Sentence Analyzer

German Gender & ArticlesPredict der, die, das with high-frequency endings The Four German CasesNominative, Accusative, Dative, and Genitive roles Noun Plurals & Dative -nPlural patterns and the Dative plural -n rule Dative Case GuideIndirect objects, prepositions, and der + feminine nouns

FAQs: die Polizei

Is "Polizei" der, die, or das in German?

"Polizei" takes the feminine definite article "die" (die Polizei). Gender cue: Suffix -ei -> always feminine (die); collective singular.

What is the plural and Dative plural of "die Polizei"?

"die Polizei" is normally uncountable (singular-only) in standard German and does not form a common plural table.

How does "die Polizei" change in the Genitive, Accusative, and Dative?

As a feminine noun, "Polizei" keeps the exact same stem in all four singular cases; only the article changes (die Polizei / die Polizei / der Polizei / der Polizei).