operahan
operahán with stress marks
to operate on [someone]
From root: opera
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
inoperahan
i-no-pe-ra-HAN
operated on
Present (Incomplete)
inooperahan
i-no-o-pe-ra-HAN
is being operated on
Future (Contemplated)
ooperahan
o-o-pe-ra-HAN
will be operated on
Usage Note
Operahan is the object-focus -an infinitive of opera, used exclusively in the surgical sense with the patient undergoing the procedure as the grammatical topic. It is confined to medical register and does not extend to the musical art form. The actor-focus counterpart is mag-opera.
Examples
" Operahan ang pasyente bukas. "
Natural Translation
The patient will be operated on tomorrow.
Literal Translation
Operate-on the patient tomorrow.
" Kailangan operahan ang pasyente upang matanggal ang tumor. "
Natural Translation
It is critical to operate on the patient to remove the tumor.
Literal Translation
Need operate-on patient remove tumor.
" Sinabi ng doktor na kailangan nang operahan ang pasyente bago pa lumala ang impeksyon. "
Natural Translation
The doctor said the patient needs to be operated on before the infection gets worse.
Literal Translation
Said by the doctor that need already operate-on the patient before yet worsen the infection.
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