Why is it die Handhabung?
Handhabung ends in -ung, and nouns ending in -ung are feminine: in a German dictionary, 99% of them take die.
All nouns ending in -ung die
Meaning
Examples
[1] The handling of this article is child's play
[1] Die Handhabung dieses Artikels ist kinderleicht.
[1] "The handling of the 1918 defeat was Germany's last big mistake in the First World War, and almost the worste" "
[1] „Die Handhabung der Niederlage von 1918 war Deutschlands letzter großer Fehler im Ersten Weltkrieg, und fast der schlimmste.“
More source examples (1)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[1] "However, the border belt method used in regional geography usually has little meaningful in the event of formal handling"
[1] „Die in der regionalen Geographie verwendete Grenzgürtelmethode hat bei formaler Handhabung jedoch meist wenig Aussagekraft.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Handhabung | — |
| Genitiv | der Handhabung | — |
| Dativ | der Handhabung | — |
| Akkusativ | die Handhabung | — |
Pronunciation
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