sustantivar

Senses

1. 1.

   to nominalize; to make into a noun

   to convert a word or phrase into a noun or treat it as a noun

Examples

• "En esta oración, el adjetivo 'blanco' se sustantiva para referirse al color."

  In this sentence, the adjective 'white' is nominalized to refer to the color.

• "Cuando sustantivamos un verbo, lo usamos como sustantivo."

  When we nominalize a verb, we use it as a noun.

• "El artículo definido sustantiva palabras que normalmente serían adjetivos."

  The definite article nominalizes words that would normally be adjectives.

Usage

A formal grammatical term used primarily in linguistic and educational contexts. It refers to the process of nominalization-converting words from other parts of speech into nouns. Common in Spanish grammar instruction and literary analysis.