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Lesson 50.01B2

Politics & Society

राजनीति और समाज

Hindi political and social vocabulary leans on Hindi's own passive constructions the same way French does — कानून पारित किया गया ('the law was passed') foregrounds the policy itself rather than who voted for it, exactly matching French's habit here.

Grammar Comparison

व्याकरण तुलना

Institutional passive: the actor disappears — Hindi news does this too

French

La loi a été votée. (The law was passed — no mention of who voted it in)

Hindi

कानून पारित किया गया।

Political and journalistic French often favors the passive (a été votée) to foreground the institutional action itself rather than the actors behind it. Hindi news register does exactly the same thing: कानून पारित किया गया names no one as having voted, using Hindi's own किया गया passive just as French uses a été votée — treat this as the default, neutral way to describe laws, policies, and decisions in both languages, a habit you already have from reading Hindi news.

Vocabulary

शब्दावली

le gouvernementluh goo-vairn-MAHN
Hindi
सरकारsarkār
English
the government
la loilah lwah
Hindi
कानूनkānūn
English
the law
l'électionlay-lek-SYOHN
Hindi
चुनावcunāv
English
the election
le parti (politique)luh par-TEE (po-lee-TEEK)
Hindi
राजनीतिक दलrājnītik dal
English
the political party
votervoh-TAY
Hindi
मतदान करनाmatdān karnā
English
to vote
la sociétélah soh-syay-TAY
Hindi
समाजsamāj
English
society
le citoyen / la citoyenneluh see-twah-YAN / lah see-twah-YEN
Hindi
नागरिकnāgrik
English
the citizen
la manifestationlah mah-nee-fes-tah-SYOHN
Hindi
प्रदर्शनpradarśan
English
the protest / demonstration
le débatluh day-BAH
Hindi
बहसbahas
English
the debate
la démocratielah day-moh-krah-SEE
Hindi
लोकतंत्रloktantra
English
democracy
la réformelah ray-FORM
Hindi
सुधारsudhār
English
the reform
l'opinion publiqueloh-pee-NYOHN poo-BLEEK
Hindi
जनमतjanmat
English
public opinion