Der, die or das?
der Kollege
masculine noun · colleague · level A1
The plural
die Kollegen - in the plural, every German noun takes the article die.
Example
Der Kollege arbeitet im Büro.
The colleague works in the office.
Why der?
Exception! By its form, "Kollege" looks like it should follow the rule
Nouns ending in -e, but its real gender is masculine:
der Kollege. Learn it as-is.
Words from the same topic (Work (basics))
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