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interna
to hospitalize (to admit someone to a hospital or institution) /in.terˈna/
verb#5462 most common
Also: to commit (to a psychiatric or care institution), to intern (confine, as in wartime internment)
Example sentences
Doctorul va interna copilul.
The doctor will hospitalize the child.
Pacientul a fost internat de urgență.
The patient was hospitalized as an emergency.
Medicii internează zilnic zeci de pacienți la spitalul județean.
Doctors hospitalize dozens of patients daily at the county hospital.
Se pare că va trebui să îl internăm pe bunicul la un centru specializat.
It seems we will have to admit grandfather to a specialized care center.
Autoritățile au decis să interneze forțat persoanele considerate un pericol pentru sănătatea publică.
The authorities decided to forcibly intern people considered a danger to public health.
Legislația care permite internarea nevoluntară a pacienților cu tulburări psihice grave a fost revizuită anul trecut, pentru a preveni abuzurile asupra celor internați.
The legislation allowing the involuntary hospitalization of patients with severe psychiatric disorders was revised last year, to prevent abuses against those who are committed.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | internez | internai | voi interna |
| 2sg | internezi | internași | vei interna |
| 3sg | internează | internă | va interna |
| 1pl | internăm | internarăm | vom interna |
| 2pl | internați | internarăți | veți interna |
| 3pl | internează | internară | vor interna |
Word family
interninternal, inner
internarehospitalization, committal, internment
internatboarding school
internistdoctor specializing in internal medicine
externexternal, outer (antonym family)Etymology
Romanian borrowed "interna" from French "interner," a verb meaning to confine someone within a place, often a hospital, camp, or institution. The French verb traces back to Latin "internus," meaning internal or inward, built on the preposition "inter" (between, among). The word entered Romanian as part of the 19th-century wave of French-based vocabulary that reshaped the modern language.
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