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Nominalization and nominal style

B2

Nach Prüfung des Antrags begann die Bearbeitung. In nominal style, actions become nouns – typical for administration, science, and media.

  • Formal/complex nominalisations
  • Nominal style and formal register

Formal nominalization

In nominal style, a verb becomes a noun. A whole action becomes a single word — typical for formal texts like reports and essays.

Many of these nouns are formed with a fixed ending. They are almost always feminine and used with die:

  1. -ung — from the verb: durchführen → die Durchführung. untersuchen → die Untersuchung.
  2. -tion / -ation — often from verbs in -ieren: produzieren → die Produktion. informieren → die Information.
  3. -ierung — the action itself: realisieren → die Realisierung. finanzieren → die Finanzierung.
VerbEndingNounExample
durchführen-ungdie DurchführungDie Durchführung dauerte zwei Jahre.
untersuchen-ungdie UntersuchungDie Untersuchung war sehr genau.
produzieren-tiondie ProduktionDie Produktion läuft seit Mai.
realisieren-ierungdie RealisierungDie Realisierung kostete viel Geld.
teilnehmen-nahmedie TeilnahmeDie Teilnahme ist freiwillig.

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