Polizist

/poliˈtsɪst/

der noun A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Polizisten

Meaning

  1. police officer

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

polizeibeamte

Polizeibeamte is the more formal, official term for "police officer"; Polizist is the everyday word.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

policía

policía is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "police officer."

Portuguese

policial

policial is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "police officer."

Practice

1 What does Polizist mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ hielt das Auto an.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Polizist?

noun

Last updated