tentamen
university exam, test
Intermediate Noun Neuter
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Pronunciation
/tɛnˈtaː.mən/
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Cultural Note
At Dutch universities, a 'tentamen' is an exam for a specific course. If you fail, you can usually 'herkansen' (retake it). Grades are on a 1-10 scale, with 5.5 being the minimum passing grade. A 10 is extremely rare.
📝 Example Sentences
Ik heb morgen een tentamen statistiek.
I have a statistics exam tomorrow.
Het tentamen bestaat uit open vragen.
The exam consists of open questions.
Ze is gezakt voor haar tentamen en moet het herkansen.
She failed her exam and has to retake it.