ごとし

Japanese
Alternative spellings
如し
若し

Etymology

Compare Middle Korean ᄀᆞᆮᄒᆞ다 (kothota) > Korean 같다 (gatda, “like; the same”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɡo̞to̞ɕi]

Adjective

ごとし • (gotoshi) †-ku

  1. (Classical Japanese or literary) like
    風(かぜ)のごとく
    kaze no gotoku
    like the wind
    風(かぜ)のごとく早(はや)し
    kaze no gotoku hayashi
    fast as the wind
    風(かぜ)のごとき人(ひと)
    kaze no gotoki hito
    a person like the wind
    時(とき)は風(かぜ)のごとし
    toki wa kaze no gotoshi
    time is like the wind

Inflection
Classical conjugation of "ごとし" (ク活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) -
Continuative (連用形) ごとく[1]
ごとかり[2]		gotoku
gotokari
Terminal (終止形) ごとしgotosi
Attributive (連体形) ごとき
ごとかる		gotoki
gotokaru
Realis (已然形) -
Imperative (命令形) -
Key constructions
Negative ごとからずgotokarazu
Contrasting conjunction ごとけれどgotokeredo
Causal conjunction ごとければgotokereba
Conditional conjunction ごとくばgotokuba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) ごとかりきgotokariki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) ごとかりけりgotokarikeri
Adverbial ごとくgotoku
[1]Without auxiliary verb.
[2]With auxiliary verb.

Derived terms
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