ごとき

Japanese
Alternative spellings
如き
若き

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɡo̞to̞kʲi]

Adjective

ごとき • (gotoki) 

  1. (Classical Japanese or literary) attributive of ごとし (gotoshi, “to be like”)
  2. Also fossilized in the phrase (noun)ごとき, which behaves as a noun: (dismissive) someone like (noun)
    お前(まえ)ごときができるわけねえだろ。
    Omae-gotoki ga dekiru wake nē daro.
    Like hell you could do it.
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