Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en personal

staff, personnel

Meaning

staff; personnel

In Swedish: anställda på en arbetsplats

Forms

Forms of personal
Singular, indefiniteen personal
Singular, definitepersonalen
Plural, indefinitepersonaler
Plural, definitepersonalerna

personal is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor personal, den stora personalen. Check another noun

Practise personal

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Is it en personal or ett personal?

personal in a sentence

  • postverkets personal
    the Post Office Administration's staff (workforce)
  • brist på personal
    personnel shortage, shortage of staff (personnel)
  • få tag på personal till det nya vårdhemmet
    find staff for the new nursing home

Words built with personal

  • personalpolitik personnel (staff) policy
  • personalchef personnel manager
  • personalkontor staff office
  • kontorspersonal office staff
  • vårdpersonal nursing staff

Questions

What does personal mean in English?

personal means “staff, personnel”.

Is it en personal or ett personal?

It is en personal, and “the staff” is personalen.

What is the plural of personal?

The plural of personal is personaler, and the definite plural is personalerna.

Similar words

arbetskraft

Nearby common words

personal is number 1,867 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 1,863virus virus
  • 1,864båta to help (achieve something, or fail to do so), to remedy, to boot (etymology 2)
  • 1,865lön wages, salary
  • 1,866styr control
  • 1,868trädgård garden
  • 1,869byggd which is, or has been, built
  • 1,870dygn day (and night), 24-hour period
  • 1,871panik panic
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary