Example sentences
Formation
(i) Nounの | ごとし | |
魚のごとし | Someone/something is like (a) fish | |
(iii) Vinformal nonpast{が/かの} | ごとし | |
夢見る{が/かの} | It is like dreaming/as if someone were dreaming | |
(iii) Noun(か)の | ごとく | |
魚のごとく泳ぐ | Someone swims like a fish | |
魚かのごとく泳ぐ | Someone swims as if he/she were a fish | |
(iv) Noun(か)の | ごとき | |
夢のごとき人生 | Life like a dream | |
夢かのごとき人生 | Life like a dream | |
(v) {Vinformal nonpast/Nounである}{が/かの} | ごときNoun | |
山に登る{が/かの}ごとき人生 | Life like climbing a mountain | |
夢である{が/かの}ごとき人生 | Life like a dream |