katarata
katárata with stress marks
cataract
Also means
Katarata can also refer to a waterfall in some regional usages, reflecting the original Spanish meaning of 'catarata.'
Usage Note
Katarata, from Spanish catarata, refers in medical contexts to the eye condition where the lens becomes cloudy — a very common diagnosis among older Filipinos and the subject of regular community health outreach programs. The word also carries the secondary meaning of waterfall, mirroring the dual sense of the Spanish original.
Examples
" May katarata ang lolo ko. "
Natural Translation
My grandfather has a cataract.
Literal Translation
Has cataract the grandfather my.
" Nagpaoperasyon siya ng katarata sa mata noong nakaraang taon. "
Natural Translation
He/She had cataract surgery on his/her eye last year.
Literal Translation
Had-operated he/she the cataract in-the eye last year.
" Pumunta ang lola sa ospital para magpatingin sa mata dahil unti-unti nang lumalabo ang paningin niya sa katarata. "
Natural Translation
Grandmother went to the hospital to have her eye examined because her vision was gradually blurring due to a cataract.
Literal Translation
Went the grandmother to-the hospital to have-examined the eye because little-by-little already blurring the sight her from cataract.
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