Maak die lugweg oop ten einde hom te resussiteer.

This sentence is an imperative (a command), so the subject jy/u (you) is left out.

• Maak ... oop = Open ...
• Full underlying idea: (Jy) maak die lugweg oop.

Afrikaans, like English, often omits you in commands:

• Sit! = Sit down!
• Luister! = Listen!

Afrikaans often uses oopmaak / maak oop for open.

In a main clause, this separable verb splits:

• Maak die deur oop. = Open the door.
• Hy maak die deur oop. = He opens the door.

So here:

• Maak die lugweg oop = Open the airway

The two parts are:

• maak = make
• oop = open

But together they function like open up / open.

Lugweg literally means air way:

• lug = air
• weg = way / route / passage

So die lugweg means the airway.

Die means the, while 'n means a/an.

Here the sentence refers to the airway in a specific medical sense, so die is used:

• die lugweg = the airway

If you said 'n lugweg, that would mean an airway, which would sound less specific in this context.

Ten einde means in order to or for the purpose of.

So:

• ten einde hom te resussiteer = in order to resuscitate him

This expression is fairly formal or written-sounding. In everyday Afrikaans, people often prefer:

• om hom te resussiteer

So a more natural everyday version might be:

• Maak die lugweg oop om hom te resussiteer.

In Afrikaans, te is used with an infinitive after certain structures, including expressions like om and ten einde.

So:

• ten einde hom te resussiteer
• om hom te help
• om te leer

This is similar to English to in to resuscitate, though it does not match English perfectly in every sentence.

Hom is the object pronoun meaning him.

In Afrikaans word order, with constructions like om/ten einde ... te + infinitive, object pronouns usually come before the infinitive:

• om hom te help = to help him
• om dit te doen = to do it
• ten einde hom te resussiteer = in order to resuscitate him

So hom naturally appears before te resussiteer.

Because hom is the object form of he.

Compare:

• Hy = he (subject)
• Hom = him (object)

Examples:

• Hy slaap. = He is sleeping.
• Ek sien hom. = I see him.

In this sentence, him is receiving the action of resuscitate, so Afrikaans uses hom.

They are very similar in meaning here, but not identical in tone.

• ten einde ... te = more formal, more written, more official
• om ... te = more common in everyday speech

So both can mean in order to:

• Maak die lugweg oop ten einde hom te resussiteer.
• Maak die lugweg oop om hom te resussiteer.

The second version would usually sound more natural in ordinary spoken Afrikaans.

Largely yes. In this kind of structure, the normal pattern is:

ten einde / om + object or other elements + te + infinitive

So:

• ten einde hom te resussiteer
• om die pasiënt te help
• om vinnig te reageer

You would not normally put hom after resussiteer.

Yes, it is closely related to English resuscitate and ultimately comes from the same learned/medical source.

Afrikaans often uses international medical vocabulary, sometimes adapted to Afrikaans spelling and pronunciation. So resussiteer is a medical verb meaning to resuscitate.

Yes. The original sentence is understandable, but it sounds formal and instructional. A more everyday or standard practical version might be:

• Maak die lugweg oop om hom te resussiteer.
• Maak sy lugweg oop om hom te resussiteer.

Depending on the context, people might also use more direct first-aid wording, but the grammar of the original sentence is fine.

The structure stays the same; only the pronoun changes.

Examples:

• Maak die lugweg oop ten einde haar te resussiteer. = Open the airway in order to resuscitate her.
• Maak die lugweg oop ten einde hulle te resussiteer. = Open the airway in order to resuscitate them.
• Maak die lugweg oop ten einde my te resussiteer. = Open the airway in order to resuscitate me.

So the pattern is:

Maak die lugweg oop + ten einde + pronoun + te + verb