🇪🇸 espagnol

examen

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masculine

el examen

exam

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examen
/el ekˈsamen/
← masculine feminine →

Comment dit-on examen en espagnol ?

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/el ekˈsamen/

How do you pronounce examen in espagnol?

examen is pronounced /el ekˈsamen/ in espagnol.

Exemples de phrases

El examen final fue muy difícil y todos los estudiantes estuvieron nerviosos.

The final exam was very difficult and all the students were nervous.

Este examen importante requiere que estudies los temas anteriores completamente.

This important exam requires that you study the previous topics completely.

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Pourquoi est-ce masculine ?

Examen is masculine in Spanish because it derives from Latin "examen" (neuter in classical Latin, but often treated as masculine in Romance languages), which comes from the verb "exigere" meaning "to weigh" or "to examine"—the word originally referred to the needle of a balance scale. The masculine gender stuck through the evolution from Latin to Spanish, following the pattern of many Latin neuter nouns that became masculine in Spanish.

Comment dit-on exam en espagnol ?

En espagnol, exam se dit el examen — masculine.

Genre selon les langues

LangueMotArticleGenre
🇫🇷 Frenchexamenl'masculine
🇮🇹 Italianesamel'masculine

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