Politics & Society
அரசியல் மற்றும் சமூகம்
Political vocabulary leans heavily on the passive voice from this course — policy discussion is rarely about who did something, but about what was decided or enacted.
Grammar Comparison
இலக்கண ஒப்பீடு
Political language prefers the passive — actors disappear
Das Gesetz wurde verabschiedet. (The law was passed — no mention of who passed it)
சட்டம் நிறைவேற்றப்பட்டது. (law pass-படு-past — the actor is similarly omitted)
Both languages reach for the passive when discussing institutional decisions, deliberately backgrounding who specifically acted: wurde verabschiedet and நிறைவேற்றப்பட்டது both center the law itself rather than the parliament that passed it. This isn't evasiveness so much as convention — political and journalistic register in both languages treats the passive as the neutral, default way to describe institutional action.
Vocabulary
சொற்கள்
| German | Pronunciation | Tamil | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| die Regierung | dee reh-GEE-roong | அரசாங்கம்arasāngam | the government |
| das Gesetz | dahs geh-ZETS | சட்டம்saṭṭam | the law |
| die Wahl | dee vahl | தேர்தல்thērdhal | the election |
| die Partei | dee par-TY | கட்சிkaṭchi | the political party |
| abstimmen | AHP-shtim-en | வாக்களிக்கvākkaḷikka | to vote |
| die Gesellschaft | dee geh-ZEL-shahft | சமூகம்samūgam | society |