alistunut

Alistunut is a Finnish adjective and the past participle of the verb alistua, meaning to submit or yield. It describes a person who has submitted to someone else’s authority, demands, or coercion, or a state of compliance or subordination. In neutral usage it can simply indicate that someone has accepted a condition, while in other contexts it can carry a negative nuance of diminished autonomy.

In grammar, alistunut functions as a participial adjective and can appear predicatively or as a modifier: Hän on alistunut auktoriteetille. The related noun is alistuminen (submission or compliance). Other related forms include alistuja (one who submits) and alistuva (submissive, describing a disposition).

Usage notes: The term is common in discussions of authority, obedience, or power dynamics. It can describe social or psychological states, and is also found in literature and journalism when describing compliance. The nuance depends on context; it may imply coercion or reluctant acceptance, or merely factual conformity.