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Placed under a person, group, or power and therefore not free from their rule or control.
Die Bevölkerung war jahrzehntelang einer fremden Herrschaft unterworfen.
The population had been subjected to foreign rule for decades.
subject to
Dependent on and exposed to a condition, rule, effect, or form of coercion.
Alle Lebewesen sind den Naturgesetzen unterworfen.
All living things are subject to the laws of nature.
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'Unterworfen' is often used with 'sein' (to be) and a dative complement. The person or thing in the dative indicates the power, rule, or condition to which someone or something is subject.
Das Land war einem mächtigen Nachbarn unterworfen.
The country was subject to a powerful neighboring state.
Auch moderne Technik ist bestimmten Sicherheitsregeln unterworfen.
Modern technology, too, is subject to certain safety regulations.
'Unterworfen' is the participle of the verb 'unterwerfen' (to subjugate) and is very often used predicatively with 'sein' (to be). However, it can also appear directly before a noun, in which case it takes adjective endings.
Die unterworfene Bevölkerung durfte über wichtige Fragen nicht selbst entscheiden.
The subjected population was not allowed to make its own decisions about important issues.
Die Inseln waren lange Zeit einer fremden Macht unterworfen.
The islands were subject to a foreign power for a long time.
In the sense of political or personal subordination, 'unterworfen' is often used with expressions for rule and control. Typical collocations include 'einer Herrschaft unterworfen' (subject to a form of rule), 'einem Regime unterworfen' (subject to a regime), and 'der Kontrolle unterworfen' (subject to control).
Die Region war viele Jahre einem autoritären Regime unterworfen.
The region was subject to an authoritarian regime for many years.
When referring to conditions and external influences, 'unterworfen' is often combined with rules, laws, conditions, or constraints. These complements also appear in the dative.
Jede medizinische Behandlung ist gesetzlichen Vorgaben unterworfen.
Every medical treatment is subject to legal requirements.
Der Vertrag ist strengen Bedingungen unterworfen.
The contract is subject to strict conditions.
'Unterworfen' belongs more to a formal, written style and is especially common in historical, political, legal, and academic texts.
Die Entscheidung ist den geltenden rechtlichen Bestimmungen unterworfen.
The decision is subject to the applicable legal provisions.
