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Grüne Politik

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Grüne Politik ist eine Art, über die Menschen und die Gesellschaft nachzudenken.

Green politics is a way of thinking about people and society.

Wer grüne Politik mag, findet es besonders wichtig, die Umwelt zu schützen.

Those who like green politics consider it especially important to protect the environment.

Außerdem soll es allen Menschen in einem Land gut gehen.

Furthermore, it should be good for all people in a country.

Ungefähr in den Jahren nach 1970 gab es Gruppen, die sich „grün“ oder „alternativ“ nannten.

Around the years after 1970, there were groups that called themselves 'green' or 'alternative'.

Die grüne Farbe steht für die Natur, „alternativ“ bedeutet so viel wie „anders“.

The green color stands for nature, 'alternative' means something like 'different'.

Die Grünen wollten also vieles ganz anders machen als die älteren Parteien.

The Greens thus wanted to do many things very differently from the older parties.

Was die Grünen genau wollen, ist von Land zu Land anders und hat sich auch im Laufe der Zeit verändert.

What exactly the Greens want varies from country to country and has also changed over time.

Grüne finden die Menschenrechte wichtig.

Greens consider human rights important.

Ihrer Meinung nach gibt es Menschen in der Gesellschaft, die nicht richtig zu ihrem Recht kommen: Frauen, Behinderte, Arme, Ausländer und andere Gruppen, die meist in der Minderheit sind.

In their opinion, there are people in society who do not get their due: women, disabled people, the poor, foreigners, and other groups that are usually in the minority.

17 words above B2

die Umwelt← die Umwelt
the environment no plural environment; milieu; surroundings; environment; ecosystem B1/ˈʊmvɛlt/
to protect schützte, geschützt to defend; to protect; to shelter; to guard; to cover; to protect oneself B1/ˈʃʏ.t͡sn̩/
die Gesellschaft← die Gesellschaft
society plural: die Gesellschaften company (presence of other people in general); company (group of people); society, the public (abstract concept of an organised social group or a… B1/ɡəˈzɛlʃaft/
die Parteien← die Partei
political parties plural form political party; party (person, company, or institution) participating in a legal action or contract; A party in a given one-party system, especially A2/parˈtaɪ̯/
die Menschenrechte← das Menschenrecht
human rights usually plural human right C2
die Minderheit← die Minderheit
minority plural: die Minderheiten B1/ˈmɪndɐhaɪ̯t/
die Behinderte← der/die Behinderte
disabled person declined like adjective; plural: die Behinderten
die Arme← der/die Arme
poor person declined like adjective; plural: die Armen
die Ausländer← der Ausländer
foreigners plural form; singular: der Ausländer foreigner; foreign national, regardless of descent (male or of unspecified gender); allochthone person, regardless of nationality (male or of… B2/ˈaʊ̯sˌlɛndɐ/
die Frauen← die Frau
women plural form woman (adult female human); wife (married woman, especially in relation to her spouse); a title of courtesy, equivalent to Mrs/Ms, which has nearly… A1/fʁaʊ̯/
die Gruppen← die Gruppe
groups plural form group A2/ˈɡʁʊpə/
die Natur← die Natur
nature no plural nature (the natural world); wilderness, the wild, natural scenery; disposition, constitution, essence A2[naˈtuːɐ̯]
das Land← das Land
country plural: die Länder country (territory of a nation); state, province (political division of a federation retaining a notable degree of autonomy); land (real estate or… A1/lant/
die Menschen← der Mensch
people plural form; singular: der Mensch human, human being, person, man; woman; man! rah! A2/mɛnʃ/
die Meinung← die Meinung
opinion plural: die Meinungen A2/ˈmaɪ̯nʊŋ/
das Recht← das Recht
right, law plural: die Rechte right, privilege; title, claim; law (the entirety of legal regulations set in a code of law) B1/ʁɛçt/
die Art← die Art
way, kind plural: die Arten kind, sort, type; species; nature, character B1/aːrt/

Grammar in this text

Subjunctive (Konjunktiv) with 'soll'

Außerdem soll es allen Menschen in einem Land gut gehen.

The modal verb 'sollen' in the present tense expresses an obligation or a goal. Here it indicates a demand or intention, not a fact.

Relative clause with 'die'

Ungefähr in den Jahren nach 1970 gab es Gruppen, die sich „grün“ oder „alternativ“ nannten.

The relative pronoun 'die' refers to 'Gruppen' and introduces a relative clause that describes the groups. The verb is placed at the end of the clause.

Prepositional phrase with 'im Laufe'

hat sich auch im Laufe der Zeit verändert.

The fixed expression 'im Laufe' (during) is used with a genitive noun phrase. It indicates a period of time.

Infinitive clause with 'zu'

findet es besonders wichtig, die Umwelt zu schützen.

The infinitive phrase 'die Umwelt zu schützen' functions as the object of 'findet'. It is introduced by 'zu' and the verb is at the end.

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