Noun
der Arbeitskollege
Pronunciation: /ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡skɔˌleːɡə/
colleague, coworker
C2
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plural Arbeitskollegen
Meanings
Noun
- colleague, coworker
Example sentence
Verstehen Sie sich mit Ihren Arbeitskollegen?
Do you get along with your colleagues at work?
Word forms
singular
der Arbeitskollege
plural
die Arbeitskollegen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Arbeitskollege
Accusativeden Arbeitskollegen
Dativedem Arbeitskollegen
Genitivedes Arbeitskollegen
Plural
Nominativedie Arbeitskollegen
Accusativedie Arbeitskollegen
Dativeden Arbeitskollegen
Genitiveder Arbeitskollegen
Arbeitskollege is a weak masculine noun: every case except the nominative singular takes the same ending.
Usage
- der Arbeitskollege / den Arbeitskollegen — a coworker; weak masculine noun with -n
- Arbeitskollege / Arbeitskollegin — male / female coworker; the compound explicitly refers to work
Mein Arbeitskollege brachte die fehlenden Unterlagen zur Besprechung mit.
My coworker brought the missing documents to the meeting.