Definition of と言うことだ (ということだ)

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と言うことだ

ということだ

toiukotoda

expression

I've heard that ..., rumour has it that ...(usually kana)(indicates hearsay)

it appears as if ...(usually kana)(expresses conjecture about another person's feelings or mindset)

Related Kanji

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Example sentences(showing 8 results)

かんけつ

い

、ホブボーム

ろんてん

にじっせいき

れきし

ぶんか

すいたい

れきし

Briefly stated, Hobsbawm's thesis is that the history of the twentieth century is that of the decline of civilization

きつね

ほか

どうぶつ

It is said that the fox is more cunning than any other animal

からだ

ちい

にんげん

ほうしゃせん

あくえいきょう

う

The smaller the body, the more likely the person will suffer from the ill effects of radiation

かれ

とうきょう

さ

It's said that they will soon be leaving Tokyo

ボブ

ルーシー

こうさい

I hear that Bob and Lucy have broken up

ないかく

たお

They say that the cabinet will fall

けいさつ

警察

によれば

、

まなつ

あつ

ぼうどう

ひ

The police blamed the hot dog-days for sparking the riot

ししょうしゃ

死傷者

は

ごうけい

合計

１、０００

めい

名

となった

ということだ

Casualties are said to total up to 1,000