Alistuneeksi

Alistuneeksi is a Finnish grammatical form rather than a standalone lexical item. It is the translative singular form of the adjective derived from the verb alistua, meaning to submit or yield. The form is used to express a change of state: someone or something becoming submissive or subjugated.

Morphology and use

The base is alistune-, formed from the verb alistua, with the translative suffix -eksi to produce alistuneeksi. This construction is typically used with verbs of becoming, such as tulla (to become) or muuttaa (to change into), to describe a transition into a state of submission. For example: Hän tuli alistuneeksi. (He became submissive.) In practice, alistuneeksi often functions as a predicative complement describing a resulting condition.

Nuance and connotations

Alistuneeksi carries strong implications of power imbalance or coercion, and is therefore common in discussions of authority, oppression, or psychological dynamics. It can appear in literary, sociological, or critical discourse to denote a forced or involuntary submission, though it can also describe voluntary but complete acquiescence in certain contexts.

Related forms

Related lexical items include alistua (to submit), alistunut (submissive; submitted), and alistuminen (submission). The translative form alistuneeksi is one of several Finnish case-based forms used to express state change, distinct from the essive or inessive forms that describe a state without signaling a transition.

See also: alistua, alistunut, alistuminen.