A1 Collocation 中性

Suspender un examen

Fail an exam

意思

To not achieve a passing grade on a test.

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文化背景

The 'Septiembre' culture: Historically, students who failed in June had to retake exams in September, meaning no summer holidays. This is a huge part of Spanish youth culture. While 'suspender' is understood, 'reprobar' is much more common. 'Tronar' is the slang equivalent. In universities, failing an oral exam is often called being 'bochado'. Grading is usually 0-10. A 5 is the 'aprobado'. Getting a 4.5 is particularly painful because it's so close to passing.

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The 'En' Trick

In Spain, say 'He suspendido en Matemáticas' to sound like a native student.

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False Friend

Don't use 'suspender' for 'to suspend' a meeting; use 'posponer' or 'cancelar'.

意思

To not achieve a passing grade on a test.

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The 'En' Trick

In Spain, say 'He suspendido en Matemáticas' to sound like a native student.

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False Friend

Don't use 'suspender' for 'to suspend' a meeting; use 'posponer' or 'cancelar'.

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Blame the Teacher

If you want to sound like a typical student, use 'Me han suspendido' (They failed me) instead of 'He suspendido' (I failed).

自我测试

Fill in the blank with the correct form of 'suspender' in the present tense.

Si no estudio, yo _______ el examen de mañana.

✓ 正确! ✗ 不太对。 正确答案: suspendo

The subject is 'yo', so the verb must end in '-o'.

Which sentence is correct for a student in Spain?

How do you say 'I failed the math test'?

✓ 正确! ✗ 不太对。 正确答案: He suspendido el examen de mates.

'Suspender' is the correct verb for failing a test in Spain.

Complete the dialogue.

Madre: ¿Qué tal el examen de conducir? Hijo: Mal, mamá. _______.

✓ 正确! ✗ 不太对。 正确答案: He suspendido

The context 'Mal' implies a failure.

Match the situation to the phrase.

You got a 4/10 on your biology test.

✓ 正确! ✗ 不太对。 正确答案: Suspender el examen

In Spain, a 4/10 is a failing grade (suspenso).

🎉 得分: /4

视觉学习工具

Spain vs Latin America

Spain
Suspender To fail
Catear To fail (slang)
LatAm
Reprobar To fail
Tronar To fail (slang)

练习题库

4 练习
Fill in the blank with the correct form of 'suspender' in the present tense. Fill Blank A1

Si no estudio, yo _______ el examen de mañana.

✓ 正确! ✗ 不太对。 正确答案: suspendo

The subject is 'yo', so the verb must end in '-o'.

Which sentence is correct for a student in Spain? Choose A1

How do you say 'I failed the math test'?

✓ 正确! ✗ 不太对。 正确答案: He suspendido el examen de mates.

'Suspender' is the correct verb for failing a test in Spain.

Complete the dialogue. dialogue_completion A2

Madre: ¿Qué tal el examen de conducir? Hijo: Mal, mamá. _______.

✓ 正确! ✗ 不太对。 正确答案: He suspendido

The context 'Mal' implies a failure.

Match the situation to the phrase. situation_matching A1

You got a 4/10 on your biology test.

✓ 正确! ✗ 不太对。 正确答案: Suspender el examen

In Spain, a 4/10 is a failing grade (suspenso).

🎉 得分: /4

常见问题

10 个问题

It is understood, but 'reprobar' is much more common in daily speech.

Usually a 5 out of 10. Anything below is a 'suspenso'.

No, you would use 'no conseguir el trabajo' or 'ser rechazado'.

The noun is 'un suspenso'. Example: 'Tengo tres suspensos'.

It is neutral. It's used in official school reports and in casual conversation.

Not always. You can just say 'He suspendido' (I failed).

It's a very common slang synonym for 'suspender' used in Spain.

No, that sounds like you missed the paper physically. Use 'suspender'.

You can say 'He suspendido por los pelos' or 'Me han suspendido con un 4,5'.

No, for sports you use 'perder' (to lose).

相关表达

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aprobar un examen

contrast

To pass an exam.

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reprobar un examen

synonym

To fail an exam (Latin America).

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quedarle una asignatura

similar

To have a subject 'left over' to repeat.

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presentarse a un examen

builds on

To sit for/take an exam.

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