How to Say ‘The new colleague’ in Italian
Il nuovo collega
eel NWOH-voh kol-LEH-gah
[eel NWOH-voh kol-LEH-gah]
💬 Usage Tip: collega ends in -a but is masculine here, shown by il nuovo. A woman says la nuova collega, with the same noun.
Phrase Breakdown
Il
[eel]
the
Masculine singular definite article used before a masculine singular noun.
Nella frase Il tempo personale, Il introduce il concetto di tempo privato.
In the phrase 'Il tempo personale,' 'Il' introduces the concept of private time.
nuovo
[NWOH-voh]
new
Masculine adjective; feminine is nuova.
Ho un telefono nuovo.
I have a new phone.
collega
[kol-LEH-gah]
colleague
Female colleague or coworker; can also mean colleague generally in context.
Una collega mi ha parlato di te.
A colleague told me about you.
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