hukka perii
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhukːɑ ˈperiːˣ/, [ˈhukːɑ ˈpe̞riː(ʔ)]
Verb
hukka perii (literally: "wolf/peril inherits")
- (idiomatic) to be doomed
- Meidät perii hukka!
- We are doomed!
Usage notes
This verb phrase always has hukka (“wolf, peril”) as its subject.
Conjugation
The verb is always used in the third person singular, but may be inflected in tense (such as present or past) and mood (such as indicative or conditional). The infinitive forms are not used. To see the conjugated forms of the verb, see periä.