と聞いた
I heard that
Structure
Verb + と聞いた
［い］Adjective + と聞いた
［な］Adjective + （だ） + と聞いた
Noun + （だ） + と聞いた
Explanation
The quoting particle と is frequently combined with other verbs to form useful, set expressions in Japanese. One such phrase is と聞いた, which is used to say 'I heard that (A)'.
と聞いた can follow any complete clause, which represents the content of what the speaker heard.
- 兄が来月結婚すると聞いた。I heard that my older brother is getting married next month.
- あの新しいレストランの料理はとてもおいしいと聞いた。I heard that the food at that new restaurant is very delicious.
- この公園は夜はとても静かだと聞いた。I heard that this park is very quiet at night.
- 田中さんの趣味は釣りだと聞いた。I heard that Tanaka-san's hobby is fishing.
Caution
In casual speech, だ is frequently dropped after nouns and な-Adjectives before と聞いた. Although this is very common in everyday conversation, it is considered grammatically informal.
- 君は野菜が嫌いと聞いたけど、本当なの？I heard that you dislike vegetables, but is that true?
- 明日は祝日と聞いた。I heard that tomorrow is a public holiday.
Examples
山田さんは医者だと聞いた。
I heard that Mr. Yamada is a doctor.
あの映画はとても面白いと聞いた。
I heard that that movie is very interesting.
田中さんが大阪に引っ越したと聞いた。
I heard that Ms. Tanaka moved to Osaka.
駅前の公園は静かだと聞いた。
I heard that the park in front of the station is quiet.
鈴木さんはパーティーに来ないと聞いた。
I heard that Mr. Suzuki isn't coming to the party.
この店のラーメンはあまり辛くないと聞いた。
I heard that the ramen at this shop isn't very spicy.
新しいマネージャーは厳しい人だとききました。
I heard that the new manager is a strict person.
プログラミングは将来性があると聞いた。それは本当ですか？
I heard that programming has good future prospects. Is that really true?
姉は東京で一人暮らしをしていると聞いた。
I heard that my older sister is living by herself in Tokyo.
その店は今日休みだと聞いたけど。
I heard that that store is closed today, though.
キムさんは卒業したら、国へ帰ると聞いた。
I heard that Kim will return to his home country after he graduates.
駅の近くに新しいパン屋ができたと聞いたから、今度行ってみよう。
Because I heard that a new bakery opened near the station, let's go check it out sometime.