Word
Die Personalabteilung bestätigt meinen Resturlaub.
Meaning
The human resources department confirms my remaining leave.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Die Personalabteilung bestätigt meinen Resturlaub.
bestätigen
to confirm
die Personalabteilung
the human resources department
der Resturlaub
the remaining annual leave
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Questions & Answers about Die Personalabteilung bestätigt meinen Resturlaub.
Why is it die Personalabteilung?
Because Personalabteilung is a feminine noun in German. The head of the compound is Abteilung (department), and Abteilung is feminine, so the whole compound is feminine too.
- die Abteilung
- therefore: die Personalabteilung
In compounds, the grammatical gender usually comes from the last part of the word.
What kind of word is Personalabteilung?
It is a compound noun, which is very common in German.
It is made up of:
- Personal = staff, personnel, HR-related
- Abteilung = department
So Personalabteilung literally means something like personnel department, which corresponds to HR department in natural English.
Why is Personalabteilung the subject of the sentence?