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.

来年(らいねん)から先輩(せんぱい)が私(わたし)と同(おな)じマンションに住(す)むと聞(き)いた。
I heard that starting next year, my senpai is going to live in the same apartment that I do.
北海道(ほっかいどう)の冬(ふゆ)は、沖縄(おきなわ)の冬(ふゆ)より寒(さむ)いと聞(き)いた。
I heard that winter in Hokkaido is colder than winter in Okinawa.
友達(ともだち)からあなたは歌(うた)うのが上手(じょうず)だと聞(き)いた。
I heard from a friend that you are good at singing.
社長(しゃちょう)の息子(むすこ)がもう大学生(だいがくせい)だと聞(き)いた。
I heard that the son of the company president is already a college student.

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(およ)ぐのが下手(へた)と聞(き)いたけど、本当(ほんとう)なの？
I heard that you are bad at swimming, but is that true?
あれが世界一(せかいいち)高(たか)い山(やま)と聞(き)いた。
I heard that that mountain over there is the tallest in the world.

Synonyms

Examples

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 (3 in total)

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