Koleginica koja radi sa mnom danas nije u kancelariji.

to be

Breakdown of Koleginica koja radi sa mnom danas nije u kancelariji.

• u: in
• raditi: to work
• ne: not

Questions & Answers about Koleginica koja radi sa mnom danas nije u kancelariji.

Why is it koleginica and not kolega?

Koleginica means female colleague, while kolega usually means male colleague (and in some contexts can also be used more generally for colleague).

In this sentence, koleginica tells you the person being talked about is a woman.

• kolega = a male colleague / colleague
• koleginica = a female colleague

What does koja mean here?

Koja means who in the sense of a relative pronoun, connecting koleginica with extra information about her:

• Koleginica = the colleague
• koja radi sa mnom = who works with me

So koja refers back to koleginica.

It changes form depending on gender, number, and case. Here it is koja because it refers to koleginica, which is feminine singular.

Compare:

• čovek koji radi... = the man who works...
• žena koja radi... = the woman who works...

Why is it koja radi, not koja radi sa mnom danas nije with a different order?

Serbian word order is fairly flexible, but this sentence uses a very natural structure: