Korean word

기말시험

Pronunciation

Romanizationkimalsiheom

Meaning

  • nounfinal exam

Example

이번 기말시험은 다음 주에 있어요.i beon ki mal si heo meun ta eum chu e i sseo yo

This term's final exam is next week.

Illustration for 기말시험 (final exam)

More examples

나는 기말시험 때문에 도서관에서 밤을 샜다.na neun ki mal si heom ttae mu ne to seo gwa ne seo pa meul saet tta

I stayed up all night in the library because of my final exam.

Core concept

A comprehensive assessment that closes a period of study.

Common phrases

  • 기말시험 준비ki mal si heom chun bi

    preparation for the final exam

  • 기말시험 공부ki mal si heom kong bu

    studying for the final exam

  • 기말시험 기간ki mal si heom ki gan

    final exam season

Similar words

기말고사kimalgosa: A casual spoken label for the test held at the end of a school term.
중간시험chunggansiheom: An exam held midway through a school term to check learning so far.
시험siheom: A test made up of questions or tasks that measure knowledge or skill.

Definition in Korean

학기의 끝에 치르는, 한 학기 동안 배운 내용을 종합적으로 평가하는 시험.hak kki ui kkeu se chi reu neun han hak kki tong an pae un nae yong eul chong hap jjeo geu ro pyeong ga ha neun si heom

Word origin

Its two parts express the ideas of a term's ending and testing, so the compound literally points to an examination at term's end.

Usage tips

  • English final can be an adjective meaning last, but 기말시험 (gimalsiheom, "final exam") is a fixed school-test label in Korean.

Opposites

  • 중간시험chunggansiheommidterm examinationnoun
  • 중간고사chunggangosamidterm assessmentnoun

Related words

  • 시험지siheomjiexam papernoun
  • 시험장siheomjangexamination hallnoun
  • 모의시험mouisiheommock examnoun

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