personale

/per.soˈna.le/adjective · masculine / noun · masculineB1

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Meaning · adjective

personal, private

Questo è un problema personale, non del lavoro.
This is a personal problem, not a work one.

Hai già letto il mio messaggio personale?
Have you already read my personal message?

Non voglio parlare della mia vita personale.
I don't want to talk about my private life.

Word forms (4)

As an adjective, personale agrees in gender and number: personale, personali. It does not change for masculine vs. feminine singular.
Use personale for things tied to one person: opinione personale, esperienza personale. For close relationships, prefer privato or intimo depending on context.
Don't confuse adjective personale with the noun il personale, meaning staff or employees.

staff, personnel

Il personale del bar è molto gentile.
The bar staff is very kind.

Hai già parlato con il personale dell'hotel?
Have you already spoken with the hotel staff?

Il personale dell'ufficio è gentile.
The office staff is kind.

Word forms (2)

Word	Word forms
personale	masculine · singular
personali	masculine · plural

For employees as a group, personale is more formal than staff; common in business, hospitals, schools, and official notices.
Use il personale with singular agreement when meaning the workforce collectively: Il personale è disponibile.
Do not confuse personale with personalità or persona; personale can also mean private matters in fixed expressions.