Priklausomas

Priklausomas is a Lithuanian adjective meaning dependent, contingent, or subordinate. It describes something that relies on or is controlled by another entity, such as a person, organization, system, or condition. The opposite form is nepriklausomas, meaning independent or autonomous.

In everyday language it is used to express economic, legal, or social dependence, as well as conditional or contextual factors. For example, a priklausomas asmuo is someone who depends on another’s support, while a priklausoma sistema indicates a system operated under another authority.

In grammar, priklausomas is an adjective that inflects for gender and number to agree with the noun it describes. It forms feminine and neutral variants and plural forms accordingly, with variations depending on case in longer phrases.

The word is derived from the verb priklausyti, meaning to belong or to depend. It shares a semantic field with related terms such as priklausomybė (dependency) and nepriklausomas (independent). In linguistic terminology, priklausomas can also appear in discussions of subordinate or dependent clauses.