kollégáját

Kollégáját is a Hungarian noun phrase meaning “his/her/its colleague” and is used when referring to a specific colleague belonging to someone. It is the definite object form of the possessive noun phrase kollégája.

Formation and forms: The base noun is kolléga (colleague). The possessive form kollégája means “his/her/its colleague.” To mark a definite direct object, Hungarian adds the suffix -t, yielding kollégáját. Related forms include kollégája (nominative/possessive), kollégái (his/her/its colleagues in the nominative), and kollégáit (his/her/its colleagues as a definite object). The form changes accordingly with person and number, following standard Hungarian inflection rules.

Usage: Kollégáját is used to refer to a specific colleague owned or associated with a third person, when the colleague is the definite object of the action. Examples: Megkérdeztem a kollégáját. (I asked his/her colleague.) Látom a kollégáját a folyosón. (I see his/her colleague in the corridor.) The construction emphasizes that a particular colleague is being discussed, rather than colleagues in general. To refer to your own colleague, different inflected forms would be used (e.g., a kollégád, a kollégádat, etc.), reflecting the owner and case.

Etymology: Kolléga is borrowed from Latin collega, via European languages, and adapted to Hungarian spelling and pronunciation. The possessive and definite-object forms—kollégája and kollégáját—are natural derivations through standard Hungarian noun inflection, enabling precise reference to a specific colleague within a sentence.