Personal
staff
The German word 'Personal' is used to describe the group of employees working for a company or organization. It is the equivalent of the English term 'staff'. It is a collective noun and is used in a similar way to its English counterpart. For example, 'Das Personal ist freundlich und hilfsbereit' translates to 'The staff is friendly and helpful'.
Example sentences using: Personal
Ich muss mein Personal schulen.
I have to train my staff.
This sentence uses 'Personal' as a noun. In German, 'Personal' is a simplified way to refer to people under your employment or on your team, much like 'staff' in English.
Das Personal ist sehr freundlich.
The staff is very friendly.
In this context, 'Personal' is used as a noun referring to the collective personnel of a business, similar to how 'staff' is used in English. Note that in German, adjectives like 'freundlich' directly follow the noun they modify, unlike in English.
Wir benötigen mehr Personal.
We need more staff.
Here, 'Personal' is a plural noun, referring to people in employ or a workforce. In the context of the sentence, it indicates the need for more employees or workforce. It is equivalent to the English term 'staff'.