ということだ
(Toiu koto da)
I hear that / it means that.
Connection rules
- ＋Plain-form clause + ということだ / とのことだ (more formal hearsay variant).
- ＋Hearsay sense: 'I hear / it is said that'. Common in news.
- ＋Meaning sense: 'in other words' — summarizing a preceding explanation.
Examples
1.
ニュースによると、明日は雨が降るということだ。
Nyuusu ni yoru to, ashita wa ame ga furu toiu koto da.
According to the news, it's going to rain tomorrow.
「I hear that / it means that」
2.
つまり、彼は来ないということだ。
Tsumari, kare wa ko nai toiu koto da.
In other words, it means he isn't coming.
「I hear that / it means that」