This word is from the Spanish paciente.
pas·yén·te
pasyente
patient
pasyente sa ospital
patient at the hospital
= hospital patient
mga pasyenteng dinala sa ospital
patients brought to the hospital
Rarely is the word used as the Filipino translation for English adjective “patient.” In the majority of usage cases, pasyente is used as a noun for referring to medical patients.
Nasaan ang pasyente?
Where is the patient?
May sakit ako.
“I have an illness.”
= I am sick.
KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG
pasyénte: tao na ginagamot ng doktor
ang mga maysakit
