Peruttiin

Peruttiin is a Finnish verb form that expresses that something was canceled. It is the passive past tense of the verb peruuttaa, meaning to cancel or revoke. The form translates roughly as "it was canceled" or "they were canceled," depending on the understood subject. Peruttiin is used when the agent who canceled is not stated or is unimportant.

In Finnish, peruttiin is formed from the verb stem peruut-, with the infinitive suffix -taa to create peruuttaa, and then the past passive ending -tiin, yielding peruttiin. This form is common in formal writing, news reports, and announcements, where the canceling party is not specified. The subject of the sentence is whatever was canceled, not the person who canceled it.

Usage notes and examples:

- Kokous peruttiin eilen sääolosuhteiden vuoksi. (The meeting was canceled yesterday due to weather conditions.)

- Tilaus peruttiin ja asiakkaalle on hyvä palata hyvitykseen. (The order was canceled and the customer should be compensated.) In everyday Finnish, speakers might also use active forms like peruutti, but peruttiin remains standard when the agent is unknown or intentionally omitted.

See also:

- peruuttaa, the base verb meaning to cancel

- peruutus, the noun for cancellation

- peruutusilmoitus, an official cancellation notice

Peruttiin thus functions as a concise, agent-omitting way to report cancellations in Finnish.