internar

/ĩteɾˈnaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain Medical Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: medical. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (eu)
interno
preterite (eu)
internei
past participle
internado

Meaning

  1. to admit to hospital

    • Internaram o paciente.

      They admitted the patient.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

admitir

internar specifically means "to admit to hospital"; admitir is more general, "to admit," which can also mean accepting something as true.

Practice

1 What does internar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches internar?

verb

Last updated