Is it der, die or das Personalie?

DIE

Personalie

The correct article in German of Personalie is die. So it is die Personalie! (nominative case)

The word Personalie is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.

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German declension of Personalie?

How does the declension of Personalie work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:

1	Singular	Plural
Nominative	die Personalie	die Personalien
Genitive	der Personalie	der Personalien
Dative	der Personalie	den Personalien
Akkusative	die Personalie	die Personalien

What is the meaning of Personalie in German?

Personalie has various definitions in German:

[1] In the plural: Official information on the specific properties of a person

[1] im Plural: amtliche Angaben zu spezifischen Eigenschaften einer Person

[2] In the plural: identity paper (e) with the information on one person

[2] im Plural: Ausweispapier(e) mit den Angaben zu einer Person

[3] Decision on the use of a person for a specific task

[3] Entscheidung über die Verwendung einer Person für eine bestimmte Aufgabe

[4] Individual information about a certain personal property/a certain personal fact

[4] einzelne Angabe zu einer bestimmten persönlichen Eigenschaft/einem bestimmten persönlichen Umstand

How to use Personalie in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Personalie with translations in English.

[1] Die Personalien müssen noch überprüft werden.

[1] The personal details must still be checked

[3] „Diese eigenwilligen Personalien konnte man zumindest mutig nennen.“

[3] "These idiosyncratic personal details could at least be brave"