колле́га
nounmasculine & feminineanimatecountablesomewhat often used (#1779)C1similar to Englishfake feminine
- 1.
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
Уве́ренность Тома в себе рассыпалась, когда нача́льник распёк его на глаза́х у колле́г.
Tom's self-confidence was shattered after his boss dressed him down in front of his workmates.
Твой колле́га америка́нец?
Is your coworker an American?
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 |
Word familyколле́гаPRO
- колле́гаcolleague
- колле́гияboard
- коллегиа́льноcollectively
- коллегиа́льныйcollective
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vern.martin.2 edited usage info and tags 5 months ago.
Michel edited tags 5 months ago.
Sandy edited usage info 5 years ago.
