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
- Его речь име́ет положи́тельное возде́йствие на всех колле́г.His speech has a positive influence on all the colleagues.
- Они поздра́вили своего́ колле́гу с повыше́нием.They congratulated their colleague on his promotion.
- Э́то Том, мой колле́га.This is Tom, my colleague.
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 3 months ago.
Sandy edited usage info 5 years ago.
