nominalizacyjne

Nominalizacyjne is an adjective used in linguistics to describe nominalization, the process or products by which a verb or other word class is turned into a noun or noun-like form. In Polish grammar, nominalizacyjne forms include noun derivatives and verbal nouns that function as independent noun phrases within sentences. The term signals both the mechanism of forming such nouns and their syntactic behavior.

Polish nominalization uses several common patterns. One widespread route is suffixal derivation, producing nouns such as czytanie from czytać (reading) or pisanie from pisać (writing). Other patterns include forms with -owanie (gotowanie, cooking), -enie/-anie, or zero-derivation where a word already functions as a noun without a recognizable affix. These nominalizacyjne forms enable the expression of actions, events, or states in a compact, noun-like unit.

In usage, nominalizacyjne forms often act as subjects or objects within sentences and can be modified by adjectives, determiners, or quantifiers. They allow the compression of complex propositions into noun phrases, which is common in formal or academic styles. For example, in a sentence like Czytanie książek jest ciekawe (Reading books is interesting), the verb-derived noun Czytanie functions as the subject.

Beyond Polish, nominalization is a widespread phenomenon across languages, contributing to the creation of noun phrases from verbs and other parts of speech. Nominalizacyjne studies help describe how different languages form and employ these noun-like elements in discourse.