Der, die or das?
die Polizei
feminine noun · police · level A1
The plural
die Polizeien - in the plural, every German noun takes the article die.
Example
Schnell kommt die Polizei jetzt.
Quickly, the police force arrives now.
Why die?
No guessing needed: -ei → die · 0.3% of nouns
"Polizei" follows the rule Nouns ending in -ei,
which covers 6 words in the Genau course.
Words from the same topic (The city)
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