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personale

personal

adjective per-soh-NAH-leh Common

Origin: Latin personalis

Usage Note

Personale is invariable for gender (il documento personale / la scelta personale) and takes -i in the plural. As a noun (il personale) it means 'staff / personnel', always masculine singular with collective meaning: il personale dell'azienda = the company's staff. Context distinguishes adjective from noun.

Examples

"Questo è un problema personale."

Natural Translation

This is a personal matter.

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