perään

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Finnish

Noun

perään

  1. (deprecated template usage) illative singular of perä

Postposition

perään

  1. genitive + ~: after; used to indicate movement towards something that is going or has gone away from the subject of the sentence
    Älä heitä hyvää rahaa huonon perään.
    Don't throw good money after bad.
  2. genitive + ~: into; used to indicate liking
    En ole koskaan ollut makeisten perään.
    I have never been into sweets.

Adverb

perään (+ genitive or possessive suffix)

  1. after (into being in pursuit of or seeking; into following someone else)
    Poikani lähti opiskelemaan ja jo seuraavalla viikolla jouduin lähettämään rahaa perään.
    My son went to college and already on the next week I had to send money after him.
  2. after (into imitating)

Inflection

Personal/possessive forms of perään
no possessor perään
possessor singular plural
1st person perääni peräämme
2nd person perääsi peräänne
3rd person peräänsä