This is the 416th most frequent Norwegian word.
evakuert
"Evakuert" means "evacuated" in English.
Here, 'evakuert' is used as the past participle of 'å evakuere', indicating the action of evacuation has been performed on the subject (the city's residents).
Byens innbyggere ble evakuert på grunn av flommen.
The city's residents were evacuated because of the flood.
In this sentence, 'evakuert' describes an action taken on the hospital, serving as the main verb in the sentence, signifying the hospital underwent an evacuation.
Et sykehus i nærheten ble evakuert som en forholdsregel.
A nearby hospital was evacuated as a precaution.
Here, the phrase 'måtte evakueres' uses the passive form 'evakueres' derived from 'evakuert', illustrating the necessity of the evacuation for those mentioned.