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every; each
Attached to nouns to indicate 'every X' or 'for each X'. Indicates repetition or distribution.
Writing: Can be written as 毎 or ごと in hiragana.
Pattern: Noun + ごと
Common expressions
- 日ごとに (day by day)
- 年/ごとに (every year)
- 家ごとに (for each house)
- 人ごとに (for each person)
- 〜時間ごとに (every ~ hours)
Note: Not to be confused with the expression 〜ごとく (like, as if), which has a different origin.
Similar: 毎〜 (every ~) is a prefix, while 〜ごと is a suffix.