Definition
A woman who works in the same organization or team as another person.
Translations
- English
- female colleague
- Français
- collègue féminine
- Türkçe
- kadın iş arkadaşı
- Polski
- koleżanka z pracy
- Русский
- коллега-женщина
- Українська
- колега-жінка
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Kollegin
- A1
- Noun
- Work & Professions
female colleague
/diː ˌkɔˈleːɡɪn/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- die
- Gender
- Feminine
- Plural
- Kolleginnen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Derived word
- Topics
- Work & ProfessionsPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Meine Kollegin spricht drei Sprachen.NominativSing.My female colleague speaks three languages.
- Die Kollegin kommt um neun Uhr.NominativSing.The female colleague arrives at nine o’clock.
- Ich treffe meine Kollegin in der Kantine.AkkusativSing.I meet my female colleague in the cafeteria.
- Der Schreibtisch meiner Kollegin ist neben meinem.GenitivSing.My female colleague’s desk is next to mine.
- Die Kolleginnen planen eine gemeinsame Feier.NominativPlur.The female colleagues are planning a party together.
- Ich informiere die Kolleginnen über den Termin.AkkusativPlur.I inform the female colleagues about the appointment.
- Mit den Kolleginnen trinke ich Kaffee.DativPlur.I drink coffee with my female colleagues.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Kollegin/ˌkɔˈleːɡɪn/
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Article phrase
die Kollegin/diː ˌkɔˈleːɡɪn/
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Plural
Kolleginnen/kɔˈleːɡɪnən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Kollegin | die Kolleginnen |
| Akkusativ | die Kollegin | die Kolleginnen |
| Dativ | der Kollegin | den Kolleginnen |
| Genitiv | der Kollegin | der Kolleginnen |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationeine Kollegin treffen
- Prepositional constructionmit einer Kollegin arbeitenmit + Dativ
- Adjective combinationeine neue Kollegin
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 typeDerived word
- KollegeDerivational base
- inSuffix