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Ein Kollege bringt Otti einen Kaffee. A colleague brings Otti a coffee.

noun · A1

der Kollege

[kɔˈleːɡə]

colleague, co-worker

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Grammar

Plural
die Kollegen In the plural the article is always "die".

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? der Kollege die Kollegen
Mein Kollege und ich fahren zusammen zur Arbeit. My colleague and I go to work together.
Accusative wen? was? den Kollegen die Kollegen
Frida delegiert das Protokoll an einen neuen Kollegen. Frida hands the minutes over to a new colleague.
Dative wem? dem Kollegen den Kollegen
Habt ihr dem neuen Kollegen schon eine Wohnung vermittelt? Have you already found the new colleague a flat?
Genitive wessen? des Kollegen der Kollegen
Aus Solidarität übernimmt Emil die Touren eines kranken Kollegen, ohne lange zu überlegen. Out of solidarity, Emil takes over a sick colleague's deliveries without thinking twice.

How the Word Is Built

Word family

die Kolleginkollegialdas Kollegium

In Otti's situations: Otti at work, Frida at work

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