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Die Kollegin hilft Otti am Computer. The colleague helps Otti with the computer.

noun · A1

die Kollegin

[kɔˈleːɡɪn]

colleague, co-worker

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Other Examples

  • Ich frage meine Kollegin.

    I'll ask my colleague.

  • Kommt deine Kollegin auch mit?

    Is your colleague coming too?

  • Frau Hilde trifft eine alte Kollegin.

    Frau Hilde meets an old colleague.

Grammar

Plural
die Kolleginnen 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? die Kollegin die Kolleginnen
Eine erfahrene Kollegin arbeitet Otti in der ersten Woche ein. An experienced colleague trains Otti in his first week.
Accusative wen? was? die Kollegin die Kolleginnen
Dative wem? der Kollegin den Kolleginnen
Vor dem Treffen bespricht Frida mit ihrer Kollegin in der Backstube, wie groß ihr Verhandlungsspielraum ist. Before the meeting, Frida discusses with her colleague in the bakehouse how much room for negotiation she has.
Genitive wessen? der Kollegin der Kolleginnen

How the Word Is Built

Kolleg root in suffix

-in
the female form of a person: der Lehrer → die Lehrerin.

Word family

der Kollegekollegialdas Kollegium

In Otti's situations: Otti at work

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