"Das Personal"

Translation: The staff

[christian]

Yes, the audio is wrong. It's an okayish pronunciation of a heteronym (Personal Computer). Duolingo staff are aware of this problem, but there's nothing they can about it at the moment. There's no need to report this anymore. Here's what it should sound like:

http://www.duden.de/rechtschreibung/Personal

http://www.duden.de/rechtschreibung/Personal_Computer

[tu.8zPhLD72zzoZN]

I didn't know how to make it pronounce the words at that site. What do I do there? I found this site: http://www.forvo.com/search-de/das%20personal/

[christian]

Click the speaker symbol under "Aussprache".

[tu.8zPhLD72zzoZN]

Thank you! Now I found it. "Aussprache" is the word that helped me find the speaker symbol!. I must have scrolled by too fast the first time. Thank you, again!

[Eduardo_Rodr]

Would be nice if it accepted the UK spelling, personelle

[auntmargie]

how can it be the employees with das?

[nhaines]

Because it's a mass noun, just like personnel, mail, or Jedi.

[Sagher]

i write "the servants" and it accepted. how is it a plural?

[nhaines]

Probably because "personnel" is a mass noun, but "servant" isn't.

[Sagher]

oh yes it makes sense, thanx

[cherub721]

If Personal is personnel then what is the word for the adjective personal in German?

[GeniusJack]

Persönlich. It's an adjective meaning "personal" and an adverb meaning "personally".

[VidhiPatel2]

I wrote 'The servants' and it was marked wrong. :(