What does the word 「部下となし」 mean?


Here is the sentence including the word.

> そのドヤ街｛がい｝に住む｛すむ｝子｛こ｝どもたちをそそのかしてかれらを **部下{ぶか}となし**




「部下となし」 does not exist as a single idiom or set phrase -- as you should be
able to tell from the paucity of Google search results such a query will bring
up.

Instead, the なし here is the continuative form (連用形{れんようけい}) of the verb 為{な}す
(to make/turn in to):

"He tempts the kids who live in that flophouse area, and turns them into his
subordinates."




「部下となし」 does not exist as a single idiom or set phrase -- as you should be
able to tell from the paucity of Google search results such a query will bring
up.

Instead, the なし here is the continuative form (連用形{れんようけい}) of the verb 為{な}す
(to make/turn in to):

"He tempts the kids who live in that flophouse area, and turns them into his
subordinates."

