erietxean sartu
“erietxean sartu” — be admitted to hospital in Basque. Phrase, level B1. Literally 'into the hospital to enter': erietxea — a synonym of ospitalea, natively 'the illnesses' house'. To be admitted is to enter and stay. In a live sentence: “Aitonak bi astez erietxean sartu behar izan du” — Grandpa had to be admitted to hospital for two weeks. You can hear how it sounds right here. A word from the everyday Basque course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Basque | erietxean sartu |
| Translation | be admitted to hospital |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
- erietxean sartube admitted to hospital
Why it looks that way
Literally 'into the hospital to enter': erietxea — a synonym of ospitalea, natively 'the illnesses' house'. To be admitted is to enter and stay
A word with a story stays in memory longer than one learned as a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
In a live sentence
A single word almost never appears alone in conversation. A sentence shows where it fits and what stands next to it.
- Aitonak bi astez erietxean sartu behar izan duGrandpa had to be admitted to hospital for two weeks
How not to forget this word
Reading a word and remembering it are different jobs. A day later, little survives of a single reading — and that is not bad memory, that is how memory works.
- This has been tested on foreign words too. The difference shows up most when you test yourself a few days later rather than straight away.checked many timesKim & Webb, 2022, Language Learning 72(2) · 48 experiments, 3,411 participants, 98 comparisons.
- Recalling beats re-reading. Covering the translation and trying to remember it does more than reading it ten more times.checked many timesAdesope, Trevisan & Sundararajan, 2017, Review of Educational Research 87(3) · 188 experiments, 272 comparisons. g = 0.61; against plain re-reading 0.51, against passive review 0.93.
- An answer you worked out yourself sticks better than one handed to you.checked many timesBertsch et al., 2007, Memory & Cognition 35(2) · 86 studies, 445 comparisons, d = 0.40.
Frequently asked
How do you say “be admitted to hospital” in Basque?
«erietxean sartu». In a live sentence: “Aitonak bi astez erietxean sartu behar izan du” — Grandpa had to be admitted to hospital for two weeks. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1.
Why does this word look the way it does?
Literally 'into the hospital to enter': erietxea — a synonym of ospitalea, natively 'the illnesses' house'. To be admitted is to enter and stay. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
Can I hear how this sounds?
Yes, right on this page: click the word and it will play. The sound works on any phone, and nothing needs to be installed.