The transformation of verbs or adjectives into nouns. In German: die Substativierung (verb: substantivieren). Beside the requirement to capitalize the noun, nominalization often comes with a shift in meaning or connotation of an expression.
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Rules for capitalizing adjectives after “etwas, nichts…”?
Why does one write "nichts Gutes", "etwas Besseres" and so on. The rules imply they are nouns. Wiktionary says they obbey an ,,adjektivischer Deklination", there is no plural for them, etc.
But ...
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Why the “-es” in phrases like “etwas Nasses”?
I was listening to a German audiobook this morning, and I noticed two phrases:
etwas Nasses
etwas Großes
I can't be sure of the capitalization, since I was hearing it, not reading it. They were ...
