/ˈperuɑˣ/, [ˈpe̞ruɑ̝(ʔ)]
- transitiveto withdraw, renege on, retract, take back, go back on, bum out on.
“Peruin sanani.” — I took back what I said. / I took my words back.
- transitiveto cancel, call off
“Perun tapahtuman huomenna.” — I will cancel the event tomorrow.
“Meidän piti mennä huomenna ostoksille, mutta äiti joutui perumaan.” — We were supposed to go shopping tomorrow but mum had to call it off.
“Minä haluan perua tämän tilauksen.” — I want to cancel this subscription/order/booking.
- synonym of kumota (“to undo”)
- form-of, partitive, singularpartitive singular of peru
Muodotperun(first-person, indicative, present, singular) · en peru(first-person, indicative, negative, present, singular) · olen perunut(first-person, indicative, perfect, singular) · en ole perunut(first-person, indicative, negative, perfect, singular) · perut(indicative, present, second-person, singular) · et peru(indicative, negative, present, second-person, singular) · olet perunut(indicative, perfect, second-person, singular) · et ole perunut(indicative, negative, perfect, second-person, singular) · peruu(indicative, present, singular, third-person) · ei peru(indicative, negative, present, singular, third-person) · on perunut(indicative, perfect, singular, third-person) · ei ole perunut(indicative, negative, perfect, singular, third-person) · perumme(first-person, indicative, plural, present) · emme peru(first-person, indicative, negative, plural, present) · olemme peruneet(first-person, indicative, perfect, plural) · emme ole peruneet(first-person, indicative, negative, perfect, plural) · perutte(indicative, plural, present, second-person) · ette peru(indicative, negative, plural, present, second-person) · olette peruneet(indicative, perfect, plural, second-person) · ette ole peruneet(indicative, negative, perfect, plural, second-person)