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 a temporary state or role, giving a phrase that can be translated as “as a claim.” The usage is specialized, and many writers consider väittäminä a niche term rather than a standard alternative to väittäminen.

Usage and examples: Väittäminä is used in linguistic descriptions and argumentation analysis to identify how a claim functions in discourse. It may appear in phrases such as “väittäminä että …” to attribute a claim to a source or to discuss the claim’s status in reasoning. In regular text, however, väite or väittäminen are preferred for clarity. See also: väite, väittäminen.