Police - Polizei (The 550th Most Common German Word)
In German, the word for Police is Polizei. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 550th most common word in German. It can be used as noun. This word often comes up when talking about law. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to how the word is pronounced by clicking on the speaker icon. Discover all of the 3000 most common German words with over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app today.
Pronunciation
English: police
German: polizei
Examples
The police will never find us. | Die Polizei wird uns nie finden. |
I don't want to call the police. | Ich will die Polizei nicht rufen. |
We must call the police. | Wir müssen die Polizei rufen. |
We must call the police. | Wir müssen die Polizei rufen. |
The police aren't chasing us anymore. | Die Polizei jagt uns nicht mehr. |
I think we should call the police. | Ich denke, wir sollten die Polizei rufen. |
The police are looking for her. | Die Polizei sucht ihn. |
The police are looking for you. | Die Polizei sucht nach ihr. |
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The police broke up the fight. | Die Polizei beendete die Prügelei. |
All we can do is wait for the police to arrive. | Das Einzige, was wir tun können, ist zu warten, bis die Polizei eintrifft. |
The police found them out very soon. | Die Polizei fand sie sehr bald heraus. |
The police found some blood on the floor. | Die Polizei fand etwas Blut auf dem Boden. |
The police found no clue. | Die Polizei fand keine Spur. |
The police expects people to follow the law. | Die Polizei erwartet, dass die Leute das Gesetz befolgen. |
That is the duty of the police. | Das ist Aufgabe der Polizei. |
In case of emergency, call the police. | Benachrichtigen Sie im Notfall die Polizei |
In case of an emergency, call the police. | Rufen Sie im Notfall die Polizei. |
The important thing is to call the police at once. | Wichtig ist, sofort die Polizei zu rufen. |
I called the police as soon as I saw his dead body on the floor. | Ich rief die Polizei, sobald ich seine Leiche auf dem Boden sah. |
We're calling the police. | Wir rufen die Polizei. |
The police will get you to find the bullets. | Die Polizei wird euch dazu bringen, die Kugeln zu finden. |