"Kursen"

Translation: The course

[creativemetaphor]

Why can "en kurs" mean "a class" but "kursen" cannot mean "the class"?

[devalanteriel]

"En kurs" can mean either of two things: a longer course like a college course that spans over quite some time, or a one-time thing like a four-hour corporate training opportunity.

In the latter case, "kurs" does mean "class". But in the first case, a "kurs" is comprised of a long series of individual "classes". Hence, it's not always 1:1 - but the word does have both senses.

That said though, "kursen" does mean "the class" in the latter case.

[leemonday]

sooooo why can't it mean 'the class' in this exempel?

[devalanteriel]

It can, so it's probably just missing. :)

[Rosaraguez]

I also hear something like "kushen".

[RobinLarss4]

The audio for this word is horrible. I'm a native speaker and after listening to it a dozen times I still hadn't a clue what it was trying to say.

[devalanteriel]

Doesn't sound that bad to me. Just a little bit off.

[is_mael]

It sounds, pronunciation, 'cushion' to me

[lisa_be]

I heard "koscher" and was already wandering why that word was in "Education"