колле́га
noun, masculine & feminine, animate, countable
somewhat often used word (top 2,000)similar 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
- Твой колле́га америка́нец?Is your coworker an American?
- 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.
- Том ра́нил колле́гу.Tom injured a co-worker.
- Обма́нывать колле́г нехорошо.Deceiving your colleagues isn't good.
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 2 months ago.
Michel edited tags 2 months ago.
Sandy edited usage info 5 years ago.
