No. 268 in Norwegian
sykehus
Hospital.
In a sentence
Jeg jobber på sykehuset.
I work at the hospital.
Here, 'sykehuset' is the definite form of 'sykehus', used to specify that it is the particular hospital being referred to in this context.
Vi besøkte et sykehus i Oslo.
We visited a hospital in Oslo.
In this sentence, 'sykehus' is in its indefinite form, referring to 'a hospital' without specifying which one.
Sykehusene i Norge er godt utstyrt.
The hospitals in Norway are well-equipped.
'Sykehusene' is the plural definite form of 'sykehus', used here to refer to all hospitals in Norway inclusively.
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