handgången
Swedish
editEtymology
editAdjective
edithandgången (not comparable)
- subservient
- han är diktatorns handgångne man
- he is the dictator's henchman
Usage notes
editOnly in certain expressions.
Declension
editInflection of handgången | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | handgången | — | — |
Neuter singular | handgånget | — | — |
Plural | handgångna | — | — |
Masculine plural3 | handgångne | — | — |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | handgångne | — | — |
All | handgångna | — | — |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |