Grammar Info

N4 Lesson 4: 15/18

()いたI heard that

Structure

Phrase + ()いた

Verb + ()いた
[い]Adjective + ()いた
[な]Adjective + () + ()いた
Noun + () + ()いた

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About ときいた

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

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

Caution

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.

  • あなた(およ)のが下手(へた)()いたけど本当(ほんとう)なの
    I heard that you are bad at swimming, but is that true?
  • あれ世界一(せかいいち)(たか)(やま)()いた
    I heard that that mountain over there is the tallest in the world.

Examples

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    明日(あした)テストがある()いた

    I heard that there is a test tomorrow.

    これ無理(むり)だと()いた

    I heard that this is impossible.

    トム旅館(りょかん)()たことがない()いた

    I heard that Tom has never been to a ryokan.

    市内(しない)にあるスーツ()(やす)()いた

    I heard that suit shops in the city are cheap.

    (ちか)くの映画館(えいがかん)スクリーン一番(いちばん)(おお)()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 (3 in total)

  • PowerAWBS

    PowerAWBS

    What is the difference between と聞いた and らしい?

  • Munzu

    Munzu

    I’ve been wondering the same. I had this question:

    明日はテストがあると聞いた

    When I input らしい, it got marked as wrong. Can anyone explain to me why it’s wrong?

  • 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.

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