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final exam
An exam at the end of vocational training, a degree program, or school, whose successful completion is required in order to receive a final certificate or degree.
Sie bereitet sich seit Wochen intensiv auf ihre Abschlussprüfung zur Kauffrau für Büromanagement vor.
She has been preparing intensively for weeks for her final exam to become an office management clerk.
The word is made up of 'der Abschluss' (completion, qualification) and 'die Prüfung' (exam). The '-s-' in the middle is a linking element that connects the two words. So it is literally an exam at the completion of a course of training.
Die Abschlussprüfung ist der letzte Schritt vor dem Universitätsabschluss.
The final exam is the last step before the university degree.
Common verbs are 'eine Prüfung ablegen' or 'machen' (to take an exam), 'bestehen' (to pass), and 'durch eine Prüfung fallen' or 'nicht bestehen' (to fail an exam).
Er hat seine Abschlussprüfung mit sehr guten Noten bestanden.
He passed his final exam with very good grades.
When talking about preparation, you use the fixed expression 'sich auf etwas vorbereiten' (to prepare for something). The exam is then in the accusative: 'sich auf die Abschlussprüfung vorbereiten' (to prepare for the final exam).
Die Studierenden bereiten sich intensiv auf die Abschlussprüfungen vor.
The students are preparing intensively for the final exams.
exam
Both words refer to a comprehensive examination at the end of vocational training or a degree program. „Die Abschlussprüfung“ is the more general term for the exam that leads to completion; „das Examen“ sounds more formal and is more associated with certain academic examination traditions. In this context, either word is possible.
Nach dem Studium bereitete sie sich mehrere Monate auf die Abschlussprüfung vor.
After completing her degree, she spent several months preparing for the final exam.
Nach dem Studium bereitete sie sich mehrere Monate auf das Examen vor.
After completing her degree, she spent several months preparing for the exam.
