Breakdown of El supervisor capacita personal nuevo.
nuevo
new
el personal
the staff
el supervisor
the person overseeing the work
capacitar
to train someone
Questions & Answers about El supervisor capacita personal nuevo.
Why does personal mean staff/personnel here instead of personal like in English?
In Spanish, personal can be a noun meaning staff, personnel, employees. That is what it is in this sentence.
So here:
- personal = staff/personnel
- not the English adjective personal
This is a very common business/workplace use in Latin America. For example:
- contratar personal = to hire staff
- capacitar personal = to train staff
Why is the verb capacita and not capacitan or capacitar?
Capacita is the third-person singular present tense form of capacitar.
The subject is El supervisor, which is singular, so the verb must also be singular:
- el supervisor capacita = the supervisor trains
Compare:
- El supervisor capacita... = The supervisor trains...
- Los supervisores capacitan... = The supervisors train...
- capacitar = to train (the infinitive, not a complete conjugated verb)
Why is personal singular if it refers to more than one person?