Why is it die Kripo?
Kripo ends in -o, but that ending doesn’t settle the article: in a German dictionary, 45% of -o nouns take das, 43% take der, and 11% take die. So learn it with its article: die Kripo.
Which endings you can rely on die
Meaning
[1] colloquially, plural unbroken: Short Work for Criminal Police
[1] umgangssprachlich, Plural ungebräuchlich: Kurzwort für KriminalpolizeiExamples
[1] The patrol police officers immediately called the Kripo when they found the dead man
[1] Die Streifenpolizisten haben sofort die Kripo gerufen als sie den Toten vorfanden.
[1] The Kripo Augsburg was able to confiscate several kilograms of heroin
[1] Die Kripo Augsburg konnte mehrere Kilogramm Heroin beschlagnahmen.
More source examples (2)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[1] "He only had to hide them in his room and notify the Kripo"
[1] „Er brauchte sie nur in seinem Zimmer zu verstecken und die Kripo zu benachrichtigen.“
[1] "Main commissioner Kielholz does not want to leave the matter from the outset of the Kripo"
[1] „Hauptkommissar Kielholz will die Sache nicht von vornherein der Kripo überlassen.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Kripo | die Kripos |
| Genitiv | der Kripo | der Kripos |
| Dativ | der Kripo | den Kripos |
| Akkusativ | die Kripo | die Kripos |
Pronunciation
Dictionary entries include material from Wiktionary. Wiktionary