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I was searching for the meaning of "時すでに遅し。" but I couldn't find 遅し in the
dictionary
[goo.ne.jp](https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/search.php?kind=all&MT=%E9%81%85%E3%81%97&SH=1&IE=UTF-8)
and [weblio](https://www.weblio.jp/content/%E9%81%85%E3%81%97) tells me that
it's おそい with 形ク in parenthesis.
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grammar classical-japanese i-adjectives
What does 形ク mean in japanese?
It stands for 形容詞-ク活用【かつよう】. ク活用 is one of the two conjugation types of
classical Japanese adjectives. 遅し is the archaic "dictionary" form of modern
遅い. 時すでに遅し is a [fixed set phrase that preserves the archaic
grammar](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/42718/5010). It just means "It
is/was too late."

See:

  * [Kobun (Classical Japanese) - Adjectives & Musubi](https://www.tofugu.com/japanese/kobun-adjectives/)
  * [Classical Japanese Language](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_Japanese_language#Adjectives_\(%E5%BD%A2%E5%AE%B9%E8%A9%9E_Keiyoushi\))
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