eksamen
eksámen with stress marks
exam
Usage Note
Eksamen is borrowed from Spanish examen and is the standard word for a formal test or examination in Filipino schools. It is deeply embedded in student vocabulary and often carries stress and significance given the high-pressure academic culture in the Philippines.
Examples
" May eksamen kami bukas. "
Natural Translation
We have an exam tomorrow.
Literal Translation
Have exam we tomorrow.
" Nasaan ang papel para sa eksamen? "
Natural Translation
Where is the paper for the exam?
Literal Translation
Where the paper for in exam?
" Hindi siya nakatulog nang maayos dahil kinabahan siya sa eksamen na ibibigay kinabukasan. "
Natural Translation
He couldn't sleep well because he was nervous about the exam that would be given the next day.
Literal Translation
Not he slept properly because got-nervous he in exam that will-be-given next-day.
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