Tagalog

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Etymology

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From magpa- +‎ opera.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /maɡpaʔopeˈɾa/ [mɐɡ.pɐ.ʔo.pɛˈɾa]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: mag‧pa‧o‧pe‧ra

Verb

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magpaoperá (complete nagpaopera, progressive nagpapaopera, contemplative magpapaopera, indirect actor trigger, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜉᜂᜉᜒᜇ)

  1. to have a medical operation
    • 1971, Liwayway[1], page 86:
      Tapatin mo ako at kung mayroon ay magpapaopera ako agad bukas din at sa magkano man.
      Tell me the truth and I will also immediately undergo surgery tomorrow and at whatever the costs.
    • 2017, Ellen Sicat, Unang Ulan ng Mayo[2], Anvil Publishing, Inc., →ISBN:
      Kung hindi pa naduling si Mama, hindi pa magpapaopera.
      Had Mom not been inflected with strabismus, she wouldn't even have undergone medical surgery.

Conjugation

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