kollega
/kolleɡa/ · plural kollegala
colleague, a person who works or studies with someone or has the same profession
- ol meni kollegamdı — he is my colleague
- ekibiz kollegalabız — you and I are colleagues
- bağalı kollega — dear colleague
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kollegathe colleague | kollegammy colleague | kollegaŋyour colleague | kollegasıhis colleague | kollegabızour colleague | kollegağızyou all's colleague | kollegalarıtheir colleagues |
| Genitive | kolleganıthe colleague's | kollegamımy colleague's | kollegaŋıyour colleague's | kollegasınıhis colleague's | kollegabıznıour colleague's | kollegağıznıyou all's colleague's | kollegalarınıtheir colleagues' |
| Accusative | kolleganıthe colleague (as the object) | kollegamımy colleague (as the object) | kollegaŋıyour colleague (as the object) | kollegasınhis colleague (as the object) | kollegabıznıour colleague (as the object) | kollegağıznıyou all's colleague (as the object) | kollegalarıntheir colleagues (as the object) |
| Dative | kollegağato the colleague | kollegamato my colleague | kollegaŋato your colleague | kollegasınato his colleague | kollegabızğato our colleague | kollegağızğato you all's colleague | kollegalarınato their colleagues |
| Locative | kollegadain / at the colleague | kollegamdain / at my colleague | kollegaŋdain / at your colleague | kollegasındain / at his colleague | kollegabızdain / at our colleague | kollegağızdain / at you all's colleague | kollegalarındain / at their colleagues |
| Ablative | kollegadanfrom the colleague | kollegamdanfrom my colleague | kollegaŋdanfrom your colleague | kollegasındanfrom his colleague | kollegabızdanfrom our colleague | kollegağızdanfrom you all's colleague | kollegalarındanfrom their colleagues |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kollegalathe colleagues | kollegalarımmy colleagues | kollegalarıŋyour colleagues | kollegalarıhis colleagues | kollegalarıbızour colleagues | kollegalarığızyou all's colleagues | kollegalarıtheir colleagues |
| Genitive | kollegalanıthe colleagues' | kollegalarımımy colleagues' | kollegalarıŋıyour colleagues' | kollegalarınıhis colleagues' | kollegalarıbıznıour colleagues' | kollegalarığıznıyou all's colleagues' | kollegalarınıtheir colleagues' |
| Accusative | kollegalanıthe colleagues (as the object) | kollegalarımımy colleagues (as the object) | kollegalarıŋıyour colleagues (as the object) | kollegalarınhis colleagues (as the object) | kollegalarıbıznıour colleagues (as the object) | kollegalarığıznıyou all's colleagues (as the object) | kollegalarıntheir colleagues (as the object) |
| Dative | kollegalağato the colleagues | kollegalarımato my colleagues | kollegalarıŋato your colleagues | kollegalarınato his colleagues | kollegalarıbızğato our colleagues | kollegalarığızğato you all's colleagues | kollegalarınato their colleagues |
| Locative | kollegaladain / at the colleagues | kollegalarımdain / at my colleagues | kollegalarıŋdain / at your colleagues | kollegalarındain / at his colleagues | kollegalarıbızdain / at our colleagues | kollegalarığızdain / at you all's colleagues | kollegalarındain / at their colleagues |
| Ablative | kollegaladanfrom the colleagues | kollegalarımdanfrom my colleagues | kollegalarıŋdanfrom your colleagues | kollegalarındanfrom his colleagues | kollegalarıbızdanfrom our colleagues | kollegalarığızdanfrom you all's colleagues | kollegalarındanfrom their colleagues |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kollegaları can mean "his / her colleagues", "their colleague", or "their colleagues" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.