el personal
personal · staff
Se refiere a algo que pertenece o está relacionado con una persona en particular.
Definition & meaning
- Personal: relating to a particular person, their private life, or their individual needs. It can also mean done in person.
- Staff or personnel: the people who work for an organization or perform a particular service.
Grammar & Word origin
As an adjective, personal has the same form for masculine and feminine nouns; its plural is personales. As a noun meaning “staff,” it is masculine and usually singular: el personal.
It comes from Latin personalis, meaning “relating to a person.”
Synonyms & antonyms
- individual — “individual”; emphasizes a single person rather than a group.
- privado — “private”; emphasizes something not public, while personal can simply mean relating to a person.
- plantilla — “staff” or “workforce”; often refers specifically to an organization’s established employees.
- colectivo — “collective”; contrasts with the individual sense of personal.
- impersonal — “impersonal”; lacking an individual or personal character.
Common phrases & collocations
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Examples
El cuaderno es de uso personal.adjective
The notebook is for personal use.
El personal del restaurante fue muy amable con nosotros anoche.noun
The restaurant staff were very kind to us last night.
Cada alumno tiene una opinión personal.adjective
Each student has a personal opinion.
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