tistisin
tistisín with stress marks
to operate on [it]
From root: tistis
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tinistis
ti-NIS-tis
operated on
Present (Incomplete)
tinitistis
ti-ni-tis-TIS
is being operated on
Future (Contemplated)
titistisin
ti-tis-ti-SIN
will be operated on
Usage Note
Tistisin is the object-focus form of tistis, used when the body part or patient being operated on is the grammatical focus of the sentence. It pairs with magtistis as the AF counterpart and is the more common form in clinical descriptions where what is being incised is the medical focus rather than who is performing the surgery.
Examples
" Tistisin ng doktor ang sugat. "
Natural Translation
The doctor operates on the wound.
Literal Translation
Operate-on of doctor the wound.
" Kailangan ng doktor na tistisin ang namamagang apendiks. "
Natural Translation
The doctor needs to operate on the inflamed appendix.
Literal Translation
Need of doctor to-operate-on the inflamed appendix.
" Pinayuhan ng espesyalista ang pasyente na tistisin agad ang bukol bago pa ito lumaki at kumalat. "
Natural Translation
The specialist advised the patient that the lump should be operated on immediately before it grows larger and spreads.
Literal Translation
Advised of specialist the patient that operate-on immediately the lump before still it grow and spread.
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