🇫🇷 French

examens

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
masculine

les examens

exams

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examens
/lez ɛɡzamɛ̃/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say examens in French?

IPA
/lez ɛɡzamɛ̃/

How do you pronounce examens in French?

examens is pronounced /lez ɛɡzamɛ̃/ in French.

Example sentences

L'examen difficile m'a stressé toute la semaine.

The difficult exam stressed me out all week long.

L'examen final est obligatoire et très important pour notre note.

The final exam is mandatory and very important for our grade.

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Why is it masculine?

Examens is masculine in French because it derives from the Latin noun "examen" (also masculine), which comes from the verb "exigere" (to weigh out, to examine) and originally referred to the needle of a balance or scale. The masculine gender was simply inherited from Latin.

What is the French word for exams?

The French word for exams is les examens — masculine.

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