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Der, die or das Polizist?

der Polizist

Gender
masculine
English
policeman
Plural
die Polizisten

Why is it der Polizist?

German nouns ending in -ist are almost always masculine, so it is der Polizist. The same pattern gives you der Terrorist, der Tourist, der Journalist.

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Polizist in the four cases

The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Polizist: definite article first, then the indefinite article.

MasculineFeminineNeuterPlural
Nominativeder / eindie / einedas / eindie
Accusativeden / einendie / einedas / eindie
Dativedem / einemder / einerdem / einemden
Genitivedes / einesder / einerdes / einesder

Polizist is one of about 1,700 common nouns in the free Der-Die-Das trainer. Short daily rounds with spaced repetition make the article stick.

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