German Phrase
Mein Kollege hat zugestimmt.
Meaning
The sentence reports that the speaker’s colleague has given his agreement. It is used to convey that a decision or proposal has already been accepted by a coworker.
When to use
Use this phrase after a discussion, meeting, or email when you want to inform someone that a colleague has agreed to a plan, task, or proposal. It works in both formal business settings and informal conversations.
✦Grammar Breakdown
MeinKollegehatzugestimmt
Possessive Determiner
"Mein" shows ownership and must match the gender, number, and case of the noun it modifies (here masculine nominative).
Masculine Noun
"Kollege" is a masculine noun in the nominative singular, the subject of the sentence.
Auxiliary "haben"
"hat" is the 3rd‑person singular present of "haben" and is used to form the perfect tense with a past participle.
Separable Verb "zustimmen"
"zugestimmt" is the past participle of the separable verb "zustimmen"; the prefix "zu-" moves to the end in the perfect construction.
🗨In Conversation
Wer wird die Präsentation halten?
Who will give the presentation?
Mein Kollege hat zugestimmt.
My colleague has agreed.
✕Common Mistakes
Mein Kollege ist zugestimmt.
The auxiliary for "zustimmen" is "haben", not "sein".
Mein Kollege zugestimmt.
The perfect tense requires the auxiliary verb; you cannot omit "hat".
Meinen Kollegen hat zugestimmt.
The subject must be nominative; "Meinen Kollegen" is accusative.
↔Alternatives
Mein Kollege stimmt zu.
My colleague agrees.
Mein Kollege ist einverstanden.
My colleague is in agreement.
Mein Kollege hat ja gesagt.
My colleague said yes.
Cultural Tip
In German business communication it is common to state who gave consent and often follow up with a short justification. While "zugestimmt" is perfectly correct, in casual conversation many Germans prefer the simpler "stimmt zu" or "ist einverstanden". Remember that the perfect tense always uses "haben" as the auxiliary for "zustimmen".