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лежал в больнице

was in the hospital

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was in the hospital Literally means “lay in the hospital,” but is commonly used to mean that someone was hospitalized or stayed in the hospital. The present form лежит в больнице means “is in the hospital.”
RU: После аварии он месяц лежал в больнице.
EN: After the accident, he was in the hospital for a month.

Я неделю лежал в больнице.

I spent a week in the hospital.

В прошлом году Том несколько недель лежал в больнице.

Last year, Tom spent several weeks in the hospital.

Он лежал в больнице?

Was he in the hospital?

— Нашествие варваров (2003)