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el colega
colleague
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How do you say colega in Spanish?
How do you pronounce colega in Spanish?
colega is pronounced /el koˈleɡa/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
El colega nuevo es muy inteligente y trabajador.
The new male colleague is very intelligent and hardworking.
Mi colega favorito me ayudó con el proyecto importante.
My favorite male colleague helped me with the important project.
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Why is it masculine?
Colega is a masculine noun in Spanish meaning "colleague." It derives from Latin "collega" (formed from "com-" meaning "with" and "legare" meaning "to send" or "to appoint"), which was grammatically masculine in Latin. Spanish retained this masculine gender from the Latin original. However, "colega" is actually a common gender noun in modern Spanish—it can be used for colleagues of any gender without change to the word form itself, though it typically takes masculine articles and adjectives (el colega, un colega) regardless of the referent's gender.
What is the Spanish word for colleague?
The Spanish word for colleague is el colega — masculine.
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