Väittäminä
Väittäminä is a Finnish linguistic term that refers to the essive form of the noun derived from the verb väittää (to claim). While the most common terms for a claim are väite (a claim) and väittäminen (the act of claiming), väittäminä appears primarily in linguistic analysis to denote the role “as a claim” or “in the capacity of a claim” within a sentence. The form is more typical of formal or academic Finnish than everyday language.
Etymology and morphology: The root comes from väittää and the nominalizing -minen; the essive suffix -minä marks
Usage and examples: Väittäminä is used in linguistic descriptions and argumentation analysis to identify how a