Operált

Operált is a Hungarian term that functions as both the past tense form of the verb operál and as the past participle used as an adjective. It generally relates to performing an operation, most often a surgical procedure, and can describe someone who has undergone an operation or a result of such a procedure. In medical records and clinical language, the form helps indicate a patient’s history of surgery.

Etymology and usage notes: The word is a Hungarian adaptation of a Western European root related to operation or to operate. It is commonly traced to borrowings from languages such as French opérer or German operieren and has been integrated into Hungarian with the regular -ál/-t suffix pattern that forms the past participle and finite past tense. In practice, operált appears in two primary senses: as a finite past tense form (Ő operált, A sebész operált) and as an attributive past participle (az operált beteg, a megoperált beteg), the latter meaning a patient who has had an operation.

Grammar and examples: In its finite form, operált denotes simple past tense (he/she operated). For example: A sebész operált egy beteget. In adjectival use, it describes someone who has undergone surgery: Az operált beteg felépült. The related prefixed verb megoperál means “to operate on someone,” with its past participle megoperált describing a person who has had surgery: megoperált beteg. Hungarian also uses a passive-like construction to indicate completion, with other affixes as needed by context.

See also: operál, megoperál, műtét, sebész.