How to Say "hospitals" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “hospitals” is “hospitales” — A1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
Examples
Todos los hospitales públicos ofrecen atención gratuita.
All the public hospitals offer free care.
Necesitan construir más hospitales en las zonas rurales.
They need to build more hospitals in rural areas.
Visitamos dos hospitales diferentes para encontrar al paciente.
We visited two different hospitals to find the patient.
Making Plurals
This word is the plural form of 'hospital'. In Spanish, when a singular noun ends in a consonant (like 'l' in 'hospital'), you add '-es' to make it plural.
Gender Agreement
Since 'hospital' is a masculine noun, 'hospitales' requires masculine articles and adjectives: use los (the) and esos (those), and remember to add an 's' to any describing words: los hospitales modernos (the modern hospitals).
Incorrect Article
Mistake: “Las hospitales”
Correction: Los hospitales. Remember 'hospital' is masculine, even though it ends in an 'l'.
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