Teetetäänsanan
Teetetäänsanan is a theoretical term used in Finnish linguistics to describe a nominalized causative unit tied to the verb teetättää, meaning to cause someone to do something. The term is employed in selective scholarly discussions to name a word that encodes the act of having something done by another agent, rather than the action itself. It serves as a tool for analyzing how causation can be expressed and stored in noun form within event-structure theories.
Etymology and formation: The name combines teetättää with the word sana (word) to form teetetäänsana, the basic
Morphology and semantics: The teetetäänsana is analyzed as a noun created through nominalization of a causative
Usage and examples: In published discussions, teetetäänsanan is presented as a label rather than a common lexical
See also: Finnish grammar, causatives, nominalization, teetättää.