hospital
/ˈhɒspɪtl/noun
उच्चारण हॉस्पिटल
अस्पताल, चिकित्सालय
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SSC MTS 2019SSC Steno 2025SSC Exams 2018- 1
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a large building where people who are ill or injured are given medical treatment and care
अस्पताल, चिकित्सालय
- She was rushed to hospital after the accident.
- the district hospital
- My uncle was taken to hospital with chest pain.
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- She works as a nurse at the city hospital.
- The hospital has a separate ward for children.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
in hospital (BrE) vs in the hospital (AmE)
In British English, when someone is a patient, we say 'in hospital' with no article. 'In the hospital' refers to the building as a place, for example a visitor or a worker there.
British English में रोगी के रूप में भर्ती होने पर 'in hospital' (बिना article) कहते हैं; भवन के रूप में 'the hospital' का प्रयोग होता है।
- My uncle has been in hospital for a week.
- I met her in the hospital canteen.
go to / be taken to / be admitted to hospital
Use 'to hospital' without 'the' when the purpose is treatment. 'Admitted' and 'discharged' are the standard verbs for entering and leaving.
इलाज के उद्देश्य से जाने पर 'to hospital' (बिना 'the') कहते हैं; भर्ती और छुट्टी के लिए admitted और discharged क्रियाएँ आती हैं।
- The injured driver was rushed to hospital.
- She was discharged from hospital on Friday.
hospital + noun (compound)
'Hospital' works like an adjective before another noun, as in hospital bed, hospital bill or hospital staff. It is not made plural in this position.
Compound noun में 'hospital' दूसरे noun से पहले adjective की तरह आता है और बहुवचन नहीं बनता।
- The hospital bill came to nearly two lakh rupees.
hospital vs clinic vs nursing home
A hospital treats serious cases and has wards; a clinic is smaller and usually for check-ups; a nursing home gives long-term care.
Hospital में गंभीर रोगों का इलाज और वार्ड होते हैं; clinic छोटा होता है और nursing home में लंबी देखभाल मिलती है।
- Dr Mehta runs a small clinic near the station, but surgery is done at the hospital.
+Collocations 4
adjective + hospital
generalprivategovernmentteachingdistrict
- He was treated at a government hospital free of cost.
verb + hospital
admit todischarge fromrush tovisitbuild
- The patient was discharged from hospital after two days.
hospital + noun
hospital wardhospital bedhospital billhospital staffhospital ship
- The hospital staff worked non-stop during the floods.
preposition + hospital
in hospitalto hospitalout of hospitalat the hospital
- She had to spend Diwali in hospital.
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- The nearest hospital is only two kilometres from our village.
सबसे नज़दीकी अस्पताल हमारे गाँव से केवल दो किलोमीटर दूर है।
- He was rushed to hospital after the road accident.
सड़क दुर्घटना के बाद उसे तुरंत अस्पताल ले जाया गया।
- Radhika works as a nurse at a children's hospital in Pune.
राधिका पुणे के एक बाल अस्पताल में नर्स का काम करती है।
- Visiting hours at the hospital are from four to six in the evening.
अस्पताल में मिलने का समय शाम चार से छह बजे तक है।
- The government has promised to build a new hospital in every district.
सरकार ने हर ज़िले में एक नया अस्पताल बनाने का वादा किया है।
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✗ My father is admitted in the hospital.
✓ My father has been admitted to hospital.
Use 'admitted to' with a place, and in British English a patient is 'in hospital' without 'the'.
'Admitted' के बाद 'to' आता है, और रोगी के लिए British English में 'hospital' से पहले 'the' नहीं लगता।
✗ She was operated in the hospital last week.
✓ She was operated on in hospital last week.
The phrasal verb is 'operate on' someone, so the preposition 'on' must stay in the passive.
Phrasal verb 'operate on' है, इसलिए passive में भी preposition 'on' रहता है।
✗ He is in a hospital since Monday.
✓ He has been in hospital since Monday.
'Since' needs the present perfect, and a patient is 'in hospital' without an article in British English.
'Since' के साथ present perfect आता है, और British English में रोगी के लिए 'in hospital' (बिना article) कहते हैं।
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hos·pi·tal
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in hospital or in the hospital?
British English says in hospital or to hospital when talking about being a patient: 'He is in hospital.' The article is used when you mean the building: 'I went to the hospital to visit him.' American English uses the article in both cases. The same rule applies to school, church, prison and bed.
British English में मरीज़ होने की बात में 'in hospital' या 'to hospital' आता है: 'He is in hospital'। Article तब आता है जब इमारत का अर्थ हो: 'I went to the hospital to visit him'। American English में दोनों जगह article आता है। यही नियम school, church, prison और bed पर लागू होता है।
§Grammar and usage
Article question, asked very often: in hospital (as a patient) versus in the hospital (the building).
Article में यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: in hospital (मरीज़ के रूप में) बनाम in the hospital (इमारत)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A hospital for the mentally ill was once an asylum; a place for the dying is a hospice; a hospital for animals is a veterinary hospital.
मानसिक रोगियों का अस्पताल पहले asylum था; मरणासन्न लोगों के लिए hospice; जानवरों का veterinary hospital।