Grammar Info

N4 Lesson 4: 15/18

と聞(き)いたI heard that

Structure

Phrase + と聞(き)いた

Verb + と聞(き)いた
［い］Adjective + と聞(き)いた
［な］Adjective + （だ） + と聞(き)いた
Noun + （だ） + と聞(き)いた

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About ときいた

When the particle と is used for citation in Japanese, it is regularly partnered with other verbs, to form set phrases. One of these set expressions is と聞(き)いた, which means 'I heard that (A)'.

と聞(き)いた may be used after any phrase expressing the thing that was heard.

Caution

だ is often omitted after nouns and な-Adjectives when used with ときいた in casual conversation. While this sounds perfectly normal, it is technically not correct Japanese.

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Examples

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    明日(あした)はテストがあると聞(き)いた。

    I heard that there is a test tomorrow.

    これは無理(むり)だと聞(き)いた。

    I heard that this is impossible.

    トムは旅館(りょかん)に行(い)ったことがないと聞(き)いた。

    I heard that Tom has never been to a ryokan.

    市内(しない)にあるスーツ屋(や)が安(やす)いと聞(き)いた。

    I heard that suit shops in the city are cheap.

    近(ちか)くの映画館(えいがかん)のスクリーンが一番(いちばん)大(おお)きいと聞(き)いた。

    I heard that the screens at the movie theater nearby are the biggest.

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ときいた – Grammar Discussion

Most Recent Replies (5 in total)

  • LotBlind

    LotBlind

    Seems maybe the sentences given for this grammar point (and the other related ones) should be revised to either allow for more right answers (also だそうだ, e.g. これは無理だそうだ。), or if that’s somehow wrong, to react to that wrong answer in some way.

  • GraceKlassen

    GraceKlassen

    事故じこの原因げんいんはスピード違反いはんだとききました。

    What does the “とききました” do here? I thought it would be “と聞いた”、no?

  • IcyIceBear

    IcyIceBear

    Welcome to the community

    It is the same word/grammar. It’s just using polite form and isn’t using the kanji.

    聞く simple, nonpast dictionary form

    Past tense of 聞く（きく）
    聞いた casual
    聞きました formal/polite

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