personal
Relating to a particular person rather than to their professional life or to anyone else. It often describes things that are private, individual, or belong to one specific person.
Beispiele
3 von 5I have some personal news to share with my family today.
I have some private news to share with my family today.
The director's personal assistant will schedule all the meetings.
The director's private assistant will schedule all the meetings.
Can I ask you a personal question about your favorite music?
Can I ask you a private question about your favorite music?
Synonyme
Gegenteile
Wortfamilie
Merkhilfe
Look at the first six letters: PERSON. Personal is anything that belongs to a specific person.
Schnelles Quiz
Please do not read my diary; it is very _______.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: personal
Beispiele
I have some personal news to share with my family today.
everydayI have some private news to share with my family today.
The director's personal assistant will schedule all the meetings.
formalThe director's private assistant will schedule all the meetings.
Can I ask you a personal question about your favorite music?
informalCan I ask you a private question about your favorite music?
The study suggests that personal motivation is key to learning a language.
academicThe study suggests that individual motivation is key to learning a language.
Staff are requested not to use the office phone for personal calls.
businessStaff are requested not to use the office phone for private calls.
Synonyme
Gegenteile
Wortfamilie
Häufige Kollokationen
Häufige Phrasen
in person
actually present, rather than via phone or email
personal touch
a special quality that shows something was done for a specific person
make it personal
to treat a general situation as if it were an attack on oneself
Wird oft verwechselt mit
Personal is an adjective meaning private; personnel is a noun referring to the staff or employees of an organization.
Nutzungshinweise
Use 'personal' to distinguish between someone's work life and their private life. It is also used to emphasize that something belongs uniquely to one person.
Häufige Fehler
Learners often misspell the word by adding an extra 'n' or 'e' (confusing it with personnel). Avoid using 'personal' when you mean 'personally' to express an opinion.
Merkhilfe
Look at the first six letters: PERSON. Personal is anything that belongs to a specific person.
Wortherkunft
Derived from the Old French 'personel', coming from the Late Latin 'personalis', which relates to a 'persona' or individual.
Grammatikmuster
Kultureller Kontext
In many English-speaking cultures, 'personal space' is very important, and asking too many 'personal questions' upon first meeting someone may be considered impolite.
Schnelles Quiz
Please do not read my diary; it is very _______.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: personal
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