ごとき
(Gotoki)
like (a) / such as (literary, often disparaging).
Connection rules
- ＋Noun + ごとき (+ noun).
- ＋Often dismissive when used with people: 私ごとき ('someone like me'), お前ごとき ('someone like you').
- ＋Can also be a neutral simile with other nouns.
Examples
1.
私ごとき者にはもったいないお言葉です。
Watashi gotoki mono ni wa mottainai o kotoba desu.
Such kind words are wasted on someone like me.
「like (a) / such as (literary, often disparaging)」
2.
お前ごときに負けはしない。
Omae gotoki ni make wa shi nai.
I won't lose to someone like you.
「like (a) / such as (literary, often disparaging)」