Noun
die Handschelle
Pronunciation: /ˈhantˌʃɛlə/
handcuff (usually plural: handcuffs)
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plural Handschellen
Meanings
Noun
- handcuff (usually plural: handcuffs)
Example sentence
Die Polizei legte dem Verdächtigen Handschellen an.
The police handcuffed the suspect.
Word forms
singular
die Handschelle
plural
die Handschellen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Handschelle
Accusativedie Handschelle
Dativeder Handschelle
Genitiveder Handschelle
Plural
Nominativedie Handschellen
Accusativedie Handschellen
Dativeden Handschellen
Genitiveder Handschellen
Usage
- jemandem Handschellen anlegen — put handcuffs on someone; dative person
- Handschelle / Handschellen — a single cuff / handcuffs; usually plural in use
Die Handschellen lagen neben den übrigen Requisiten des Films.
The handcuffs lay beside the film's other props.