Nominalisierung — Verben zu Substantiven
Nominalisation — Verbs Turned into Nouns
In German nominal style, verbs are converted into nouns. This lesson explains all important suffixes (-ung, -nis, -heit/-keit), the nominalised infinitive and the difference between nominal and verbal style.
How the rule begins
In written German — especially in academic writing, law and journalism — actions are often expressed not as verbs but as nouns. Instead of „Man löst das Problem“ one writes: "die Lösung des Problems". Bella the bee 🐝 shows you all the important patterns of German nominalization.
The rest of the explanation, the examples and the exercises are in the full lesson.
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