To nominalize an adjective that refers to a known noun, the articles el, la, los, and las are used (Unit 11 §59); to nominalize an adjective that does not refer to a known noun, the neuter article lo is used.
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Nominalize
//ˈnɑmənəlaɪz//
Synonyms for "nominalize" (5 found)
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9 entriesderived
1 entriesderived from
1 entrieshas context
2 entriesrelated to
10 entriesTranslations
18 translations across 15 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- nominalitzar verb (to use as or change into a noun)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 名詞化 /名词化 verb (to use as or change into a noun)
French
1 entries- nominaliser verb (to use as or change into a noun)
Galician
1 entries- nominalizar verb (to use as or change into a noun)
German
1 entries- nominalisieren verb (to use as or change into a noun)
Greek
1 entries- ουσιαστικοποιώ verb (to use as or change into a noun)
Hungarian
2 entries- főnevet képez verb (to use as or change into a noun)
- főnévként használ verb (to use as or change into a noun)
Italian
1 entries- nominalizzare verb (to use as or change into a noun)
Japanese
1 entries- 名詞化する verb (to use as or change into a noun)
Mongolian
2 entries- нэрших verb (to use as or change into a noun)
- ᠨᠡᠷᠡᠰᠢᠬᠦ verb (to use as or change into a noun)
Polish
2 entries- nominalizować verb (to use as or change into a noun)
- znominalizować verb (to use as or change into a noun)
Portuguese
1 entries- nominalizar verb (to use as or change into a noun)
Spanish
1 entries- nominalizar verb (to use as or change into a noun)
Swedish
1 entries- substantivera verb (to use as or change into a noun)
Turkish
1 entries- adlaştırmak verb (to use as or change into a noun)
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But, Dretske asks, what happens when we nominalize a propositional allomorph?
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