Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en examen

degree, examination

Meaning

degree; examination

In Swedish: prov, förhör; avslutning i skolan; godkänd högre utbildning

Forms

Forms of examen
Singular, indefiniteen examen
Singular, definiteexamen
Plural, indefiniteexamina
Plural, definiteexamina

examen is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor examen, den stora examen. Check another noun

Practise examen

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Is it en examen or ett examen?

examen in a sentence

  • hon tog examen vid Lunds universitet redan 1940
    she got her degree at Lund University as early as 1940
  • Den sökande bör ha en examen i ekonomi
    The applicant should have a degree in economics.

Words built with examen

  • civilekonomexamen Bachelor of Science in Economics
  • examensarbete degree project, degree thesis
  • examensdag examination day

Questions

What does examen mean in English?

examen means “degree, examination”.

Is it en examen or ett examen?

It is en examen, and “the degree” is examen.

What is the plural of examen?

The plural of examen is examina, and the definite plural is examina.

Origin

Borrowed from Latin exāmen.

Nearby common words

examen is number 2,483 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary