politisch

adjective
political, politically
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politisch: adjective meaning 'political' and adverbially 'politically'. Used to describe ideas, institutions, actions or attitudes related to politics. Gradable: comparative politischer, superlative am politischsten. Antonym unpolitisch. Not a participle; can be used attributively or predicatively without special preposition. It does not take a specific preposition; context determines complements.

Examples

Politisch gesehen hat sie recht.
Politically speaking, she is right.
Der Kommentator schrieb, dass die Entscheidung politisch motiviert gewesen war, obwohl die Behörden Neutralität beanspruchten.
The commentator wrote that the decision had been politically motivated, although the authorities claimed neutrality.
Das ist eine politische Entscheidung.
That is a political decision.

Details

GradableYes
Comparativepolitischer
Superlativeam politischsten
ParticipleNo

Mnemonics

👁️Imagine a politician holding a banner; anything related to that scene is 'politisch'.
👂Sounds like English 'political' / 'politically'.

Notes

As an adjective 'politisch' is used attributively and predicatively. The adverbial meaning is often expressed with the same form ('politisch' or adverbial constructions).

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