perua

Finnish

Etymology 1

perä +‎ -ua

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈperuɑˣ/, [ˈpe̞ruɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -eruɑ
• Syllabification^(key): pe‧ru‧a

Verb

perua

1. (transitive) to 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.

2. (transitive) to 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.

Conjugation

Inflection of perua (Kotus type 52/sanoa, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		perun	en peru	1st sing.	olen perunut	en ole perunut
2nd sing.		perut	et peru	2nd sing.	olet perunut	et ole perunut
3rd sing.		peruu	ei peru	3rd sing.	on perunut	ei ole perunut
1st plur.		perumme	emme peru	1st plur.	olemme peruneet	emme ole peruneet
2nd plur.		perutte	ette peru	2nd plur.	olette peruneet	ette ole peruneet
3rd plur.		peruvat	eivät peru	3rd plur.	ovat peruneet	eivät ole peruneet
passive		perutaan	ei peruta	passive	on peruttu	ei ole peruttu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		peruin	en perunut	1st sing.	olin perunut	en ollut perunut
2nd sing.		peruit	et perunut	2nd sing.	olit perunut	et ollut perunut
3rd sing.		perui	ei perunut	3rd sing.	oli perunut	ei ollut perunut
1st plur.		peruimme	emme peruneet	1st plur.	olimme peruneet	emme olleet peruneet
2nd plur.		peruitte	ette peruneet	2nd plur.	olitte peruneet	ette olleet peruneet
3rd plur.		peruivat	eivät peruneet	3rd plur.	olivat peruneet	eivät olleet peruneet
passive		peruttiin	ei peruttu	passive	oli peruttu	ei ollut peruttu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		peruisin	en peruisi	1st sing.	olisin perunut	en olisi perunut
2nd sing.		peruisit	et peruisi	2nd sing.	olisit perunut	et olisi perunut
3rd sing.		peruisi	ei peruisi	3rd sing.	olisi perunut	ei olisi perunut
1st plur.		peruisimme	emme peruisi	1st plur.	olisimme peruneet	emme olisi peruneet
2nd plur.		peruisitte	ette peruisi	2nd plur.	olisitte peruneet	ette olisi peruneet
3rd plur.		peruisivat	eivät peruisi	3rd plur.	olisivat peruneet	eivät olisi peruneet
passive		peruttaisiin	ei peruttaisi	passive	olisi peruttu	ei olisi peruttu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		peru	älä peru	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		perukoon	älköön peruko	3rd sing.	olkoon perunut	älköön olko perunut
1st plur.		perukaamme	älkäämme peruko	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		perukaa	älkää peruko	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		perukoot	älkööt peruko	3rd plur.	olkoot peruneet	älkööt olko peruneet
passive		peruttakoon	älköön peruttako	passive	olkoon peruttu	älköön olko peruttu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		perunen	en perune	1st sing.	lienen perunut	en liene perunut
2nd sing.		perunet	et perune	2nd sing.	lienet perunut	et liene perunut
3rd sing.		perunee	ei perune	3rd sing.	lienee perunut	ei liene perunut
1st plur.		perunemme	emme perune	1st plur.	lienemme peruneet	emme liene peruneet
2nd plur.		perunette	ette perune	2nd plur.	lienette peruneet	ette liene peruneet
3rd plur.		perunevat	eivät perune	3rd plur.	lienevät peruneet	eivät liene peruneet
passive		peruttaneen	ei peruttane	passive	lienee peruttu	ei liene peruttu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		perua		present	peruva	peruttava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st peruakseni peruaksemme 2nd peruaksesi peruaksenne 3rd peruakseen peruaksensa		past	perunut	peruttu
2nd	inessive2	peruessa	peruttaessa	agent4	peruma
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st peruessani peruessamme 2nd peruessasi peruessanne 3rd peruessaan peruessansa		negative	perumaton
	instructive	peruen	—	1) Used only with a possessive suffix. 2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only). 3) Some uses of the verbal noun are called the 'fourth infinitive' by certain sources (more details). 4) Usually with a possessive suffix. Not used with intransitive verbs. Distinct from nouns with the -ma suffix and third infinitive forms.
3rd	inessive	perumassa	—
	elative	perumasta	—
	illative	perumaan	—
	adessive	perumalla	—
	abessive	perumatta	—
	instructive	peruman	peruttaman
4th3	verbal noun	peruminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st perumaisillani perumaisillamme 2nd perumaisillasi perumaisillanne 3rd perumaisillaan perumaisillansa

Derived terms

• peruminen
• peruuntua
• peruuttaa
• peruutua

 

Further reading

• “perua”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈperuɑ/, [ˈpe̞ruɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -eruɑ
• Syllabification^(key): pe‧ru‧a

Noun

perua

1. partitive singular of peru

Anagrams

• peura, rupea

Portuguese

Etymology

From peru +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈɾu.ɐ/, /piˈɾu.ɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈɾu.ɐ/, /piˈɾu.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈɾu.a/, /piˈɾu.a/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨˈɾu.ɐ/

• Hyphenation: pe‧ru‧a

Noun

perua f (plural peruas)

1. female equivalent of peru, a turkey-hen
2. (informal) a very skinny riding equid
3. (informal) drunkenness
4. (Brazil, informal, figuratively, sometimes offensive) a middle-aged woman who uses extravagant clothes and accessories
5. (Brazil, informal, sometimes offensive) a prostitute
6. (Brazil) van (an automobile smaller than a bus or truck and larger than a common car)

Further reading

• “perua”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024