Nominativikomplementti

Nominativikomplementti, often translated as "nominative complement" or "predicate nominative" in English grammar, refers to a noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames or identifies the subject of the sentence. Linking verbs, such as "olla" (to be), "tulla" (to become), and "jäädä" (to remain), do not express action but rather a state of being or a change of state. The nominativikomplementti is in the nominative case, agreeing with the subject in number and person.

For example, in the Finnish sentence "Hän on opettaja" (He is a teacher), "opettaja" (teacher) is the nominativikomplementti. It follows the linking verb "on" and renames the subject "hän" (he). Similarly, in "Hänestä tuli lääkäri" (He became a doctor), "lääkäri" (doctor) is the nominativikomplementti, indicating the state he transitioned into after the linking verb "tuli". This grammatical construction is crucial for understanding how subjects are described or identified within a sentence. The nominativikomplementti is distinct from a direct object, which receives the action of a transitive verb.