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колле́га
noun, masculine & feminine, animate, countable
somewhat often used word (top 2,000)
colleague
could be male or female
Usage info
Personal designation in which the natural gender dominates the grammatical gender!
In other words, decline the word itself as feminine, but when using prepositions, use the form appropriate to the person referred to. «Мой» коллега referring to a male colleague, «моя» to a female colleague in this nominative example.
Examples
- Ми́стер Тёрнер попроща́лся со свои́ми колле́гами.Mr Turner bade farewell to his colleagues.
- Я поговори́л об э́том со свои́ми колле́гами.I talked to my coworkers about it.
- Колле́ги тепло́ поприве́тствовали меня.My colleagues warmly welcomed me.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom.nominative | колле́га | колле́ги |
| gen.genitive | колле́ги | колле́г |
| dat.dative | колле́ге | колле́гам |
| acc.accusative | колле́гу | колле́г |
| inst.instrumental | колле́гой колле́гою | колле́гами |
| prep.prepositional | колле́ге | колле́гах |
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vern.martin.2 edited usage info and tags 1 month ago.
Michel edited tags 1 month ago.
Sandy edited usage info 5 years ago.
