La nominalización
La nominalización convierte verbos y adjetivos en sustantivos. Hace la escritura más formal, compacta y objetiva, por eso el inglés académico y empresarial la usa tanto.
| estilo verbal | estilo nominal |
|---|---|
| Prices rose sharply, which worried investors. | The sharp rise in prices caused investor concern. |
| We decided to expand because demand grew. | The decision to expand was due to growth in demand. |
| If you fail to pay, … | Failure to pay will result in … |
Sufijos frecuentes
- -tion / -sion (-ción): decide → decision, reduce → reduction
- -ment (-miento): develop → development, improve → improvement
- -ance / -ence (-ancia, -encia): perform → performance, exist → existence
- -ity / -ness (-idad): able → ability, aware → awareness
- Misma forma: increase, change, rise, delay, use
Ejemplos
- The introduction of the new system led to delays.La implantación del nuevo sistema provocó retrasos.
- There has been a significant improvement in performance.Ha habido una mejora notable del rendimiento.
- Lack of funding prevented the completion of the project.La falta de financiación impidió terminar el proyecto.
- The arrival of the delegation was delayed.Se retrasó la llegada de la delegación.
- Our decision depends on the availability of funds.Nuestra decisión depende de que haya fondos disponibles.
Errores comunes
- ✗ The decide was hard.✓ The decision was hard.El sustantivo que corresponde al verbo decide es decision.
- ✗ This is an improve.✓ This is an improvement.El sustantivo que corresponde a improve es improvement.
- ✗ The increase of prices was rapid.✓ The increase in prices was rapid.Tras increase se usa la preposición in y no of.
- ✗ We made a research on the topic.✓ We did research on the topic.Research es incontable y se usa con do, no con make.
- ✗ The develop of the city is fast.✓ The development of the city is fast.El sustantivo que corresponde al verbo develop es development.