How to Say ‘Have you been to the hospital?’ in Japanese
病院には行きましたか。
byouin ni wa iki mashi ta ka
[byouin nee wah iki ma-shi tah kah]
💬 Usage Tip: Adding は after に puts the focus on the hospital, a bit like "as for the hospital, did you go?". It's said (niwa).
Phrase Breakdown
病院には
byouin ni wa
to the hospital
病院 (byouin) means 'hospital' or 'clinic.' には (ni wa) means 'to' with emphasis. Pronounce 'byou' as one sound with a long 'ou.'
病院には毎月行きます。
I go to the hospital every month.
Words in this phrase
病院
byouin
[byouin]
Hospital
A place for medical treatment.
急病の友達を病院に連れて行きました。
I took my sick friend to the hospital.
に
ni
[nee]
to
A particle showing direction or the target person of an action.
先生に話しました。
I spoke to the teacher.
は
wa
[wah]
topic marker
は marks the topic of the sentence.
空席はありますか。
Are there any seats available?
行きましたか。
iki mashi ta ka
did you go?
The polite past question 'Did you go?' Raise your voice slightly at the end of か.
銀行に行きましたか。
Did you go to the bank?
Words in this phrase
行き
iki
[iki]
go
To move or travel to a place.
学校に行きます。
I go to school.
まし
mashi
[ma-shi]
polite past marker
Part of the polite past verb form.
はい、わかりました。
Yes, understood.
た
ta
[tah]
past tense marker
Indicates past tense.
彼は来た。
He came.
か
ka
[kah]
question particle
か turns the sentence into a polite question.
行きますかと聞きました。
I asked, 'Will you go?'
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