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Auf dem Bildschirm sieht Bruno, dass die Personalkosten fast ein Drittel seines Umsatzes verschlingen. On the screen, Bruno sees that staff costs eat up almost a third of his turnover.

noun · C1

die Personalkosten (pl.)

[pɛʁzoˈnaːlˌkɔstn̩]

staff costs, personnel costs

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Grammar

Plural
die Personalkosten In the plural the article is always "die".

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? die Personalkosten
Accusative wen? was? die Personalkosten
Dative wem? den Personalkosten
Wir sparen nicht an den Personalkosten, denn ohne ein gutes Team läuft gar nichts. We don't skimp on staff costs, because nothing works without a good team.
Genitive wessen? der Personalkosten

How the Word Is Built

Personal root kosten root

A compound: das Personal + die Kosten

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

In Otti's situations: Bruno's restaurant turns one

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