अस्पताल (asptaal)

noun A single-sense everyday noun meaning 'hospital'.
Sense 1 : hospital
noun, masculine
Synonyms: हॉस्पिटल (hospital, common in casual speech), चिकित्सालय (chikitsaalay, formal)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: In daily conversation around Delhi you'll hear both अस्पताल (asptaal) and the English हॉस्पिटल (hospital) used interchangeably, with हॉस्पिटल (hospital) perhaps even more common in casual chat, while अस्पताल (asptaal) dominates in writing, government contexts, and news broadcasts. Government hospitals are often called सरकारी अस्पताल (sarkaarii asptaal, 'government hospital'), a term every Indian family knows well from experience.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes default to the English loanword हॉस्पिटल (hospital) in speech, which is completely natural and widely used in Delhi-NCR, but अस्पताल (asptaal) is the standard written/formal word and appears on signboards, forms, and news. 2) Note the spelling has no nuqta and no long vowel in the middle -- it's अस्पताल (asptaal), not आस्पताल or अस्पाताल.
Sample Sentences:
मेरी माँ सरकारी अस्पताल में नर्स हैं। My mother is a nurse at a government hospital.
(merii maan sarkaarii asptaal men nars hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
कल रात उसे अस्पताल ले जाना पड़ा। Last night we had to take him to the hospital.
(kal raat use asptaal le jaanaa padaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
यहाँ से सबसे नज़दीक अस्पताल कौन सा है? Which is the nearest hospital from here?
(yahaan se sabse nazdiik asptaal kaun saa hai?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अगर तबीयत ज़्यादा बिगड़े, तो सीधे अस्पताल जाना। If your condition gets worse, go straight to the hospital.
(agar tabiiyat zyaadaa bigde, to siidhe asptaal jaanaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
दुर्घटना के बाद घायलों को तुरंत अस्पताल पहुँचाया गया। After the accident, the injured were immediately taken to the hospital.
(durghatnaa ke baad ghaaylon ko turant asptaal pahunchaayaa gayaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
अगर मेरे पास ज़्यादा पैसे होते, तो मैं उसे बड़े प्राइवेट अस्पताल में भर्ती करवाता। If I had more money, I would have gotten him admitted to a big private hospital.
(agar mere paas zyaadaa paise hote, to main use bade praaivet asptaal men bhartii karvaataa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
सरकारी अस्पतालों में अक्सर बहुत भीड़ रहती है। Government hospitals are often very crowded.
(sarkaarii asptaalon men aksar bahut bhiid rahtii hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
वह पिछले तीन दिनों से अस्पताल में भर्ती है। He has been admitted in the hospital for the last three days.
(vah pichhle tiin dinon se asptaal men bhartii hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
जब मैं वहाँ पहुँचा, डॉक्टर उसे अस्पताल ले जा रहे थे। When I got there, the doctors were taking him to the hospital.
(jab main vahaan pahunchaa, doktar use asptaal le jaa rahe the।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
नए अस्पताल का उद्घाटन अगले महीने मुख्यमंत्री करेंगे। The chief minister will inaugurate the new hospital next month.
(nae asptaal kaa udghaatan agle mahiine mukhymantrii karenge।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
काश उस अस्पताल में इतनी लंबी लाइन न लगती। I wish there wasn't such a long line at that hospital.
(kaash us asptaal men itnii lambii laain n lagtii।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct): अस्पताल (asptaal)
(sg.m.oblique): अस्पताल (asptaal)
(pl.m.direct): अस्पताल (asptaal)
(pl.m.oblique): अस्पतालों (asptaalon)