〜と聞いた
〜と聞いた means heard that. It is a JLPT N4 grammar point. 「〜と聞いた」 is used to report information you heard from someone else. It is attached after a sentence to show that the speaker did not see it directly, but heard it. In polite speech, 「〜と聞きました」 is common.
Japanese sources describe it as 「〜と聞いたことを表す」.
〜と聞いた examples
友だちは明日来ると聞きました。
I heard that my friend will come tomorrow.
この店は安いと聞きました。
I heard that this store is cheap.
〜と聞いた exercises
Pick what belongs in the parentheses. The answer is marked below.
田中さんは今日休む（ ）。
- と聞きました ✓
- と見ました
- と読みました
- と話しました
I heard that Mr. Tanaka will be absent today.
この店はおいしい（ ）。
- と聞きます
- と聞きました ✓
- と聞いて
- と聞く
I heard that this restaurant is good.
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