alaisilla

Alaisilla is a Finnish noun form that denotes people who are under someone else’s authority, commonly translated as subordinates or subordinates in an organization. The base noun is alainen, meaning a person in a subordinate position, and alaiset is its plural nominative form. Alaisilla is the adessive plural form, used to indicate location or relation regarding the subordinates, for example when referring to those who belong to a supervisor or organization.

In Finnish grammar, alaisilla is formed by taking the plural stem alais-, adding the -ka/ -lla adessive plural ending (-illa/-illä). This makes alaisilla appear in sentences where the group of subordinates is described as being at, with, or under something in a spatial or relational sense. It is most commonly seen in formal contexts such as corporate, administrative, or legal writing, where hierarchical relationships are described precisely.

Usage notes and nuance: alaisen, alaisia, alaisten, and alaisilla are related forms that cover different cases and functions. The nominative plural alaiset refers to the subordinates themselves as a subject or object, while alaisia is the partitive/genitive-like form used in certain constructions. Alaisilla, as adessive, specifically marks the group in a location or in relation to another noun phrase, such as ownership or responsibility by a supervisor. The term can carry a neutral or neutral-to-formal tone; in modern language, it is mostly confined to organizational or bureaucratic contexts and may feel distant or bureaucratic in casual speech.

See also: Finnish grammar, noun declensions, subordinate, organizational vocabulary.