質問: In a message group someone says something critical of some other people in the same group, then goes on: > > たとえそうだとしても、それを言う必要はないと感じてしまいました......私如きがごめんなさい > > > I have seen ごとき used as explained in dictionaries, but I am not sure what it means here. 私ごとき=私なんか?私ってば?
回答: This ごとき is used when the speaker wants to humble himself or look down on someone. For example, お前ごときが、アメリカの大統領に対してなんてことを言うんだ!(How dare someone like you have said such things to the U.S. president!).