police station
Loading your saved state.
police station
A building that serves as a police office for a specific area. Synonyms are 'Polizeiwache' (police station) or 'Polizeirevier' (police precinct).
Nach dem Diebstahl ging er zur nächsten Polizeistation, um Anzeige zu erstatten.
After the theft, he went to the nearest police station to file a report.
The word is clearly composed of 'die Polizei' (the police) and 'die Station' (station). The 's' in the middle is a linking -s, which connects the two parts of the word.
Die Adresse der Polizeistation finden Sie online.
You can find the address of the police station online.
To describe movement, you use 'zur Polizeistation gehen/fahren' (to go/drive to the police station). To describe a place where someone is or works, you say 'auf der Polizeistation sein/arbeiten' (to be/work at the police station).
Er musste zur Polizeistation, um seinen verlorenen Ausweis zu melden.
He had to go to the police station to report his lost ID.
Typical actions are associated with a police station. Common verbs are 'eine Anzeige erstatten' (to file a report), 'eine Aussage machen' (to give a statement), or 'jemanden zur Polizeistation bringen' (to bring someone to the police station).
Die Zeugin machte auf der Polizeistation eine detaillierte Aussage.
The witness gave a detailed statement at the police station.
police
Both Polizei and Polizeistation can be used in connection with the building of a local police department. Polizei normally refers to the institution and refers to the place only through the context, whereas Polizeistation explicitly refers to the police station. Polizeistation is therefore usually the better choice when you want to clearly indicate a location.
Wir gehen zur Polizeistation, um dort eine Anzeige zu erstatten.
We’re going to the police station to file a report there.
Wir gehen zur Polizei, um dort eine Anzeige zu erstatten.
We’re going to the police station to file a report there.
