Pelkistyneissä

Pelkistyneissä is a Finnish grammatical form used as an adjective-like participle. It derives from pelkistynyt, the past participle of pelkistyä, which means to become frightened or cowed. Pelkistyneissä is the inessive plural form, used to describe states or conditions of multiple subjects in a context or location, roughly translating to “in the frightened ones” or “in the cowed ones.”

Usage and meaning

Pelkistyneissä typically modifies plural nouns in inessive position, emphasizing a state of fear, submission, or oppression among those referenced. It is common in literary or descriptive writing to convey atmosphere, mood, or social dynamics under threat. The nuance goes beyond simple fear, signaling a process of becoming scared or discouraged.

Morphology note

The form is part of Finnish participial and adjective-inflection patterns. It signals plurality and location (inessive case) and is used when describing a group or collection of people or things that have undergone pelkistyminen (the process of becoming frightened).

Examples

- Kuvassa ihmiset seisoivat pelkistyneissä riveissä. (In the picture, people stood in the frightened rows.)

- Sotilaiden raportissa näkyi pelkistyneissä katseissa epävarmuus. (In the soldiers’ report, there was uncertainty in the frightened looks.)

See also

pelkistynyt, pelkistyminen, pelko.