De or het handlanger?
de handlanger
accomplice, henchman (one who assists in criminal or unethical
/ˈɦɑntˌlɑ.ŋər/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de handlanger
- Plural (meervoud)
- de handlangers
- Diminutive
- het handlangertje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de handlanger is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de handlangers whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het handlangertje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze handlanger | deze handlangers |
| that, those | die handlanger | die handlangers |
| which (the … that) | de handlanger die … | de handlangers die … |
| our | onze handlanger | onze handlangers |
Meaning in English
- accomplice, henchman (one who assists in criminal or unethical activity)
- assistant; helper
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