suffix
nominalizing suffix; treating as
Attaches to nouns or noun phrases to mean 'treating X as a unit' or 'including X'. Often used with words like まとめて (together), 全部 (all), or 一人 (one person).
See also: 事 (こと)
書類を全部まとめて事に送ってください。
Please send the documents all together as one batch.
一人事に払う金額は千円です。
The amount to pay per person is 1,000 yen.
suffix
pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
Attaches to nouns or verb stems to mean 'pretending to be/do X'. Often used in children's play or figurative expressions.
See also: 事 (こと)
子供たちは探偵事をして遊んでいる。
The children are playing at being detectives.
彼は病気事をして会社を休んだ。
He pretended to be sick and took a day off work.
Derived from the noun こと (事), but used as a suffix with a rendaku (voicing) change to ごと. The exact historical development is uncertain.