mag-opera
Tagalog
Etymology
From mag- + opera. Root word from Spanish operar.
Verb
mag-opera
- to medically operate on someone or something
- Ako ang mag-oopera sa iyo.
- I am the one who will operate on you.
- 1968, Philippine Center for Language Study, Babasahing Panggitnang Baytang Sa Tagalog: Intermediate Readings in Tagalog, page 143:
- Siya ang nag-opera sa mata ng kaniyang ina.
- He was the one who operated on the eyes of his mother.
Conjugation
Verb conjugation for mag-opera
| Affix | Root word | Trigger | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mag- | opera | actor | ||||
| Aspect | Imperative | |||||
| Infinitive | Complete | Progressive | Contemplative | Recently Complete | ||
| mag-opera | nag-opera | nag-oopera nagaopera1 | mag-oopera magaopera1 gaopera1 | formal | kaoopera kapag-oopera | mag-opera1 |
| informal | kakaopera kakapag-opera kapapag-opera | |||||
| 1 Dialectal use only. | ||||||