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El enfermero trabaja en el hospital.

El enfermero trabaja en el hospital.
The nurse works in the hospital.
From Lesson 45:What do you do? (¿a qué te dedicas?)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about El enfermero trabaja en el hospital.

Does el enfermero specifically mean a male nurse?
Yes. In Spanish, nouns for professions change based on gender. El enfermero refers specifically to a male nurse. If the nurse were female, it would be la enfermera.
Why does the verb trabajar end in -a here?
Trabaja is a form of the regular verb trabajar (to work). Because el enfermero represents a 'he' (the third-person singular), we drop the -ar ending and add -a.
Can the word en mean 'at' instead of 'in' in this sentence?
Yes, it can! The Spanish preposition en is very flexible and can translate to 'in', 'on', or 'at' depending on the context. Translating this as 'The nurse works at the hospital' is perfectly correct.
Do I pronounce hospital exactly the same as in English?
Not quite. While it is spelled the same, the Spanish 'h' is always completely silent. Also, the spoken stress goes on the final syllable, so it sounds like 'os-pee-TAL'.

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