Sitouttanut

Sitouttanut is a Finnish past active participle derived from the causative verb sitouttaa, meaning to commit or bind someone to a duty, obligation, or arrangement. As a participle, sitouttanut is used to describe a subject that has caused another party to commit to a course of action or to accept obligations. It commonly appears in formal, legal, and business language to express that binding commitments have been established by one actor toward others.

Etymology and grammar: The form sits within the family of sitouttaa, which conveys the act of causing commitment. Sitouttanut functions as a past active participle and can be used attributively or in compound tenses to indicate completed acts of binding someone to an obligation. It is distinct from sitoutunut (having committed oneself) and sitoutua (to commit oneself) as well as from sitouttaa in other, non-participial constructions.

Usage notes: In Finnish, sitouttanut emphasizes the agency of the actor who has created the obligation for another party. It is often found in contract language, corporate reports, and policy statements to describe obligations that have been secured or promises that have been obtained from others. The phrase can be combined with different objects and cases to specify who was bound and to what obligation.

Examples:

- Yritys on sitouttanut alihankkijan noudattamaan työehtoja. (The company has obligated the subcontractor to comply with the labor terms.)

- Sopimuksessa on sitouttanut kaikki osapuolet tiukkoihin aikatauluihin. (The contract has bound all parties to strict timelines.)

See also: sitoutunut, sitoutua, sitouttaa.

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