What does examen mean?
I have to explain a problem. My problem is: "Tienes un examen la próxima semana." Does this mean I have a test next week or I have a interview? Please help. Thanks!
4 Answers
Hi! 
I have a test next week = Tengo un examen la próxima semana.
Your sentences was correct but you conjugated the verb to the subject tu = you and not yo = I.
What Chantillylace has written is:
"Tienes un examen la próxima semana."
Perhaps this is something she was told. We know this about what is written. It is a statement and not a question. It was a statement made in the familiar "tú" form and not the more formal "usted" form. Translated to English it means:
"You have an examination next week."
The sentence does raise some questions such as:
- Was this said by a teacher or parent to a student ?
- Was this said by one student to another student perhaps in the same class and therefore familiar to the listener?
- Did Chantillylace make the statement to a friend or was it made to her by a friend?
The sentence Chantillylace asked about is correct on its own depending on circumstances surrounding or preceding it. Assuming she has correctly written her statement in Spanish it is her understanding of it in English that needs to be corrected because it does not mean "I have an exam..."
Muchos saludos/Best regards,
Moe
Yes examen means test.But lovely_lovel is right it's "Tengo un examen la proxima semana."
Well, considering that you are at an intermediate level in Spanish, this should do the trick
