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hospitalizado

hospitalised person

noun ohs-pee-tah-lee-SAH-doh Rare

Usage Note

Hospitalizado functions as a noun (a person admitted to hospital) as well as the past participle of hospitalizar. As a noun it most commonly appears in news and medical contexts: los hospitalizados aumentaron esta semana. The feminine form is hospitalizada; the plural hospitalizados can refer to a mixed or male group. Learners should not confuse it with hospitalario ('hospitable' or 'hospital-related').

Examples

"El número de hospitalizados bajó esta semana."

Natural Translation

The number of hospitalised patients fell this week.

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