De or het collega?

The correct Dutch article is:

de collega

  • English: colleague coworker workmate, colleague
  • Plural: de collega's / collegae
  • Diminutive: het collegaatje
Meaning (Dutch) 1. een persoon die voor hetzelfde bedrijf werkt. 2. een vak- of ambtgenoot.

How to use collega

the colleague coworker workmatede collega
this colleague coworker workmatedeze collega
that colleague coworker workmatedie collega
our colleague coworker workmateonze collega
your colleague coworker workmatejouw collega
every colleague coworker workmateelke collega
which colleague coworker workmate?welke collega?
a big colleague coworker workmate / the big colleague coworker workmateeen grote collega, de grote collega
the colleague coworker workmate (plural)de collega's, deze collega's

Example sentences with collega

  • Tom is mijn collega. “Tom is my colleague.”
  • Hij is mijn collega. “He is my colleague.”
  • Minghui is mijn collega. “Minghui is my colleague.”

Dutch words ending in collega

oud-collega | parallelcollega | afdelingscollega | radiocollega

In compound words, the last part decides the article. See the rule

Dutch words starting with collega

collega-advocaat | collega-hoogleraar | collega-journalist | collega-minister | collega-overheid | collega-politieagent | collega-onderzoekster | collega-wethouder

Meaning, plural, diminutive, pronunciation and translations: WikiWoordenboek (Dutch Wiktionary) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences: Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).