nimittävän

Nimittävän is a Finnish word that translates to "causative" in English. It is used to form verbs that express the idea of causing or making something happen. In Finnish, the causative form is created by adding the suffix -ttaa or -ttää to the base form of a verb. For example, the verb "juoda" (to drink) becomes "juottaa" (to make drink) when the causative suffix is added.

The causative form is commonly used in Finnish to express actions that are performed by one person on behalf of another. For instance, "Minä juotan sinulle" (I make you drink) means that the speaker is causing the listener to drink. This form is also used to indicate that someone is responsible for the action, as in "Hän juotti minulle" (He made me drink), where the subject is causing the action to happen to the object.

The causative form is not used with all verbs in Finnish. It is typically used with verbs that express a change of state or a process that can be initiated by an external agent. For example, "syödä" (to eat) can be causativized to "syöttää" (to feed), but "olla" (to be) cannot be causativized because it does not express a change of state or a process that can be initiated by an external agent.

In summary, nimittävän is a verb form in Finnish that expresses the idea of causing or making something happen. It is formed by adding the suffix -ttaa or -ttää to the base form of a verb and is commonly used to express actions performed by one person on behalf of another or to indicate responsibility for an action. However, it is not used with all verbs in Finnish.