Personal

/pɛʁzoˈnaːl/

das noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. staff, personnel

    • Das Personal im Hotel war sehr nett.

      The staff at the hotel were very nice.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Collective
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: collective.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

personnel

personnel is the French word for the same thing — both mean "staff, personnel."

Practice

1 What does Personal mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das ___ im Hotel war sehr nett.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Personal?

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