Alaisensa

Alaisensa is a Finnish word meaning "his or her subordinate" or "one's subordinate." It is formed from the adjective alainen ("subordinate" or "subject") combined with the third-person singular possessive suffix -nsa/-nsä, yielding alaisensa as a bound form used when referring to a subordinate possessed by a third person. The base alainen itself derives from the noun ala ("under," "area" or "field") plus the adjectival suffix -inen.

In usage, alaisensa commonly appears in administrative, military and journalistic contexts to denote an employee, subordinate officer or subordinate unit associated with a particular person or office (for example, Hän määräsi alaisensa tehtävään — "He assigned his subordinate to the task"). It can also be used more broadly in figurative language to indicate something subject to control or influence.

Grammatically, alaisensa behaves like other possessive constructions in Finnish: the possessive suffix marks ownership or association and the whole expression inflects for case if used in different syntactic roles. Corresponding forms exist for other persons (alaiseni, alaisesi, alaisemme, etc.) and for plural referents (alaisensa when plural reference is clear from context or modified forms indicating plural). The term reflects ordinary modern Finnish usage and carries a neutral register.