Definition
A man who works in the same organization or team as another person.
Translations
- English
- male colleague
- Français
- collègue masculin
- Türkçe
- erkek iş arkadaşı
- Polski
- kolega z pracy
- Русский
- коллега-мужчина
- Українська
- колега-чоловік
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Kollege
- A1
- Noun
- Work & Professions
male colleague
/deːɐ̯ kɔˈleːɡə/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- der
- Gender
- Masculine
- Plural
- Kollegen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Work & ProfessionsPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Mein Kollege hilft mir bei der Arbeit.NominativSing.My colleague helps me at work.
- Der Kollege sitzt im Nachbarbüro.NominativSing.The colleague sits in the office next door.
- Ich frage meinen Kollegen nach dem Termin.AkkusativSing.I ask my colleague about the appointment.
- Der Arbeitsplatz meines Kollegen ist am Fenster.GenitivSing.My colleague’s workplace is by the window.
- Die Kollegen machen zusammen Pause.NominativPlur.The colleagues take a break together.
- Ich begrüße meine Kollegen am Morgen.AkkusativPlur.I greet my colleagues in the morning.
- Mit meinen Kollegen arbeite ich gern zusammen.DativPlur.I enjoy working with my colleagues.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Kollege/kɔˈleːɡə/
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Article phrase
der Kollege/deːɐ̯ kɔˈleːɡə/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Kollege | die Kollegen |
| Akkusativ | den Kollegen | die Kollegen |
| Dativ | dem Kollegen | den Kollegen |
| Genitiv | des Kollegen | der Kollegen |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Adjective combinationein neuer Kollege
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
No semantic relations have been added for this sense.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word