Nominalsítanak

Nominalsítanak is a term used in Hungarian linguistics to describe the process of nominalization — the transformation of words, typically verbs or clauses, into nouns or noun phrases. The word itself is the third-person plural present tense form of a verb meaning “they nominalize” and is sometimes used in grammars as a label for the action of turning items into nominal forms.

In Hungarian, nominalization is mainly achieved through derivational suffixes and, to a lesser extent, by compounding. The most common nominalizers are the suffixes -ás and -és, which create verbal nouns that denote the act or result of the verb. Examples include olvasás (reading) from olvas (to read), ésírás from ír (to write) yielding írás (writing). Other productive suffixes include -ás forming nouns such as futás (running) from fut (to run). Agent nouns can be formed with -ó, as in író (writer) from ír (to write). Nominalized forms can function as subjects or objects, allowing statements without repeating a verb.

Nominalization also enables the embedding of actions or propositions into noun phrases, which is useful for discussing processes, states, or designations. For instance, a sentence can refer to “az olvasás fontossága” (the importance of reading) or “a nevezés megértése” (the understanding of the designation), where the verbs are turned into nouns.

Notes: In standard grammar, the broad term for these processes is nominalizálás. The specific form nominalsítanak underscores the action of nominalization in a syntactic or typological discussion, rather than representing a separate, widely used category in everyday Hungarian.