No. 1,796 in Portuguese
internada
"Internada" means "admitted" or "hospitalized" in English, referring to someone staying in a hospital or institution.
In a sentence
A paciente está internada há três dias no hospital.
The patient has been hospitalized for three days in the hospital.
The word 'internada' is used to describe the state of being admitted as a patient to a healthcare facility, such as a hospital.
Ela foi internada após um acidente grave de carro.
She was hospitalized after a severe car accident.
Here, 'internada' indicates the action of being admitted to a hospital for treatment or observation.
Meu tio, que esteve internado na UTI, já teve alta médica.
My uncle, who was hospitalized in the ICU, has already been discharged.
In this sentence, 'internado' (past participle masculine form related to 'internada') describes the status of being kept in a hospital, specifically the ICU (Intensive Care Unit).
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