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le collègue
colleague
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How do you say collègue in French?
How do you pronounce collègue in French?
collègue is pronounced /lə kɔlɛɡ/ in French.
Example sentences
Mon collègue français est arrivé tard à la réunion ce matin.
My French colleague arrived late to the meeting this morning. (Note: 'français' is masculine to agree with masculine 'collègue'; if it were a female colleague, it would be 'Ma collègue française')
Le collègue compétent que j'ai formé a reçu une promotion bien méritée.
The competent colleague whom I trained received a well-deserved promotion. (Note: 'compétent' and 'méritée' show masculine agreement; 'méritée' becomes feminine if the colleague were female)
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Why is it masculine?
Collègue is masculine because it derives from Latin "collega," which is actually a masculine noun in Latin. French retained this masculine gender assignment from its Latin source, despite the word's "-ègue" ending, which doesn't reliably indicate gender in modern French. This represents a historical gender assignment preserved from Latin that persists in French.
What is the French word for colleague?
The French word for colleague is le collègue — masculine.
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