Structure
Phrase + と聞いた
Verb + と聞いた
［い］Adjective + と聞いた
［な］Adjective + （だ） + と聞いた
Noun + （だ） + と聞いた
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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 と聞いた, which means 'I heard that (A)'.
と聞いた 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.
- あなたは泳ぐのが下手と聞いたけど、本当なの？I heard that you are bad at swimming, but is that true?
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あれが世界一高い山と聞いた。I heard that that mountain over there is the tallest in the world.
Synonyms
らしい ①
Seems like, Apparently, I heard
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そうだ
I heard that, It is said that
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ようだ
It seems that, It appears that, It looks like
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んだって
I heard that, He or She said that
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だって
I heard/was said, Because, But, Even or also, Even if or even though
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Examples
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明日はテストがあると聞いた。
I heard that there is a test tomorrow.
これは無理だと聞いた。
I heard that this is impossible.
トムは旅館に行ったことがないと聞いた。
I heard that Tom has never been to a ryokan.
市内にあるスーツ屋が安いと聞いた。
I heard that suit shops in the city are cheap.
近くの映画館のスクリーンが一番大きいと聞いた。
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
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
事故の原因はスピード違反だとききました。
What does the “とききました” do here? I thought it would be “と聞いた”、no?
IcyIceBear
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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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