operoidaan

Operoidaan is a Finnish verb form used in medical language to indicate that a patient is undergoing a surgical operation. It is the present passive form of the verb operoida, which means to operate, especially in a medical sense.

The form is commonly used in hospital notes, surgical schedules, and medical reporting to emphasize the patient rather than the surgeon. It can refer to procedures that are planned, underway, or reported after the fact (for example, Potilas operoidaan tänä iltana, meaning The patient is to be operated on this evening). In everyday Finnish, other phrasing such as leikkaus tehdään or potilas saa leikkauksen may also be used, depending on the context and tone.

Origin and grammar: Operoidaan arises from the loanword operoida from English operate. In Finnish, the present passive suffix -aan/-ään is attached to the verb stem, producing the impersonal or agent-omitting construction that centers on the patient. The agent performing the operation is often not specified in the sentence.

Nuance and usage: The term is typical of clinical and formal reporting and is less common in casual speech. It conveys that a surgical procedure is or will be performed on the patient, without naming the operating professional.

See also: leikkaus, kirurgia, anestesia, potilas.