Nominalisoivat

Nominalisoivat is a Finnish verb form meaning “they nominalize.” It is the present tense, third-person plural form of the verb nominalisoida, which denotes the act of converting a word or phrase—typically a verb or clause—into a noun-like form. In general, nominalization (nominalisaatio) is a process studied in linguistics and described in Finnish grammar.

In Finnish, nominalization is most commonly achieved with the suffix -minen, attached to a verb stem to create a noun that expresses the action or state of the verb. For example, kirjoittaa (to write) yields kirjoittaminen (the act of writing). Other nominal forms include agent nouns formed with -ja/-jä, such as kirjoittaja (writer). Nominalization enables clauses or actions to be treated as entities within a sentence, allowing statements like Kirjoittaminen on tärkeä taito (Writing is an important skill).

The verb nominalisoida, and its finite forms such as nominalisoivat, are used to describe the act of nominalizing itself or others performing the action. They appear in explanations, descriptions of grammar, and discussions of how clauses can be turned into noun-like phrases. The term nominalisointi or nominalisaatio is commonly used to refer to the broader process, while nominalisoida is the verb that carries out the action.

Related terminology includes nominalisaatio (nominalization), nominalisaattori (nominalizing device) in more technical discussions, and various suffix-based strategies in Finnish for turning verbs into nouns. The concept is central to analyses of syntax, information structure, and how Finnish texts structure events and concepts as entities.