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collega

colleague

noun kohl-LEH-gah Less Common

Origin: from Latin 'collega'

Usage Note

Collega keeps one form for both sexes; only the article shows gender: il collega vs la collega. Its plural splits by gender, i colleghi (men or mixed) and le colleghe (women), and the h preserves the hard g sound.

Examples

"Il mio collega è simpatico."

Natural Translation

My colleague is nice.

Literal Translation

The my colleague is nice.

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