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Presents information A; A is heard (and repeated in this sentence)
Can be used when A is confirming something that was said more clearly.
  1. Presents information A; A is heard (and repeated in this sentence)
    Can be used when A is confirming something that was said more clearly.
  2. Changes sentence/phrase A into a noun
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ボブ と ルーシー は 交 際 を 止 め た と いう こと だ 。 
I hear that Bob and Lucy have broken up.
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其 の 報 告 書 によると 不 況 に な る と いう こと だ 。 
The report states that there will be a depression.
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此 の 事 か ら す る と 彼 は 当 然 無 実 という こと になる 。 
From this, it follows that he is innocent.
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テ レ ビ の ニ ュ ー ス によると 、 今日 、 人 気 の 有 る 女 性 歌 手 が 亡 く な っ た と いう こと だ 。 
According to the news on TV, a popular singer died today.
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友 達 によると 犬 は お 腹 を 撫 で て 貰 う と 迚 も 気 持 ち 良 さ そ う に 成 る と いう こと です 。 
According to my friend, dogs feel wonderful when you rub their bellies.
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噂 に 拠 れ ば 、 今年 の 倶楽部 に 入 る １年生 の 人 数 は 大 変 多 い と いう こと です 。 
According to the rumors, it looks like that there are a lot of first year students joining clubs this year.
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来 月 く ら い か ら 暑 く 成 る と 言 う 事 だ 。 
It is said that it will get hot starting from around next month.
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商 売 で は 能 率 の 良 さ という こと が 最 も 重 要 な 考 え で あ る 。 
Efficiency is the dominant idea in business.
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先 生 が 仰 る に は 、 我 々 は も っ と 勉 強 す る 必 要 が 有 る と 言 う こ と だ 。 
What the professor is saying is that it's necessary for us to study more.
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ということだ
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Grammar usage notes

人などから聞いたことを言うとき使う。
「そうだ」よりかたい言い方。
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リンク・リンク
Level: 1370

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Changes sentence/phrase A into a noun
  1. Presents information A; A is heard (and repeated in this sentence)
    Can be used when A is confirming something that was said more clearly.
  2. Changes sentence/phrase A into a noun
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芸 能 雑 誌 によると 、 大 物 俳 優 が セ ク ハ ラ で 捕 ま っ た と いう こと だ そ う だ 。 
According to the entertainment magazines, it seems that a famous celebrity was arrested for sexual harrassment.
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運 転 す る と いう こと は 得 意 ね 。 
He's good at driving, isn't he?
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小 田 先 生 が 校 門 に 居 る っ て 事 は 、 持 ち 物 検 査 だ ！ 
That Mr. Oda is at the school gates... it's a personal belongings inspection!
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大 山 師 匠 は 大 変 満 足 為 て 帰 ら れ た と いう こと でした 。 
Master Ooyama returned greatly satisfied.
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と vs. って
って is an abbreviation for と, and is only used in casual conversation.
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Questions/Discussion

Isn't ということだ meaning: "in other words". If it's just to nomify then what's the difference when using すること for example : "運転することは得意です"
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Rdelav
Level: 383
@Rdelav
I asked that in the hinative and got this answer [hinative.com]:

運転するということは得意ね isn’t natural.
A ということは is used when explaining about the A.
Driving here is presented as information like "Operating the brakes and steering wheel"
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只者
Level: 366
I also wonder! Why is it not for example (運転するの上手ですね) or (彼は運転が上手だよね)?
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Miori 美緒理
Level: 145

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mireille
Level: 1
This is level 3 grammar.
A similiar meaning to と言うことです is とのことです. (There's no entry for that grammar on this site.)

本田さんは今日会社を休むとのことです。 (Unicom)
I heard from Honda-san that he’s taking of from work today.

彼女からよろしくとのことです。(Tangorin website)
She sent you her best wishes.
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17 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 337
Thanks - I've added a new page for とのことだ. You should add a few sentences in there for practice :). ( http://www.renshuu.org/index.php?page=grammar/individual&id=344 )

I checked my JLPT specification book, though, and only found ということ in the level 2 list. Do you have another source that says level 3?
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17 years ago
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mireille
Level: 1
と言うことです is mentioned in Unicom grammar book for level 3 where the meaning and sentence construction is the same as the one posted here. I don't have any other sources other than that.

I think I got confused with this entry at one point: http://www.renshuu.org/index.php?page=grammar/individual&id=131
At first glance, it’s very similar except one uses copula instead of a particle (aside from the different meanings).

Another grammar point that is missing on this site is "っぱなし". Similar meaning as "‾まま"
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17 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 337
Ah, that's the level 3 entry; there's *also* a level 2 entry. I'll combine them so they are on one page - no point in keeping them separate.

っぱなし isn't a JLPT entry, is it? I'll add it (the site is in no means restricted to JLPT). Thanks!
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17 years ago
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mireille
Level: 1
Actually っぱなし is a level 3 grammar point too. It used to be a level 1 grammar point, or so I heard.
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17 years ago
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fareastfurfaro
Level: 1
っぱなし is level 3? I've never heard of it until now, haha. That's not a good sign...
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17 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 337
I've not heard of it either, and it definitely wasn't in my textbook when I studied a few years ago. I'm thinking it might have been added in the textbook that mireille is using as an unofficial grammar point that's been seen in the test before (what is it, like 10% of the grammar/vocab each year is outside of the official lists).
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17 years ago
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mireille
Level: 1
Update on the construction:

Plain form verb + ということだ
Noun + (だ+) ということだ
Na-adjective + (だ+) ということだ
I-adjective + ということだ

And ということだ has two meanings.
1) something heard
2) Present info

After reading my previous post, it's a bit more clear.
The first meaning was added in the lv3 grammar book, but only in the lv2 grammar book more details about the construction with examples were given. So it's something lv3 students needs to be familiar with but not something that really needs to be mastered completely.
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16 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 337
Got it!
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16 years ago
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fareastfurfaro
Level: 1
What about the usage where it confirms something that was said more clearly. My example is, 「ふーん、来週はちょっと・・・」「あー、会わないということだね。」Where would that fit?
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16 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 337
Good point; I can expand the definition a bit.
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16 years ago
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alekth
Level: 20
I'm not sure whether this or the standalone という is the best place to add a usage/meaning, but since the standalone one specifies a noun before という, I'm going to suggest it here.
Instead of こと one can use some more specific words, that render the preceding clause into "such/such that", e.g.
問題な仕事をいつも他の人に任せるという心理 (the mentality of always leaving problematic work to others)
二度と彼と話さないという考え (the thought of never speaking to him again)

Again, not sure that fits here, but it seemed to be the closest one.
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15 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 337
I think it might be a better fit on this page: http://www.renshuu.org/index.php?page=grammar/individual&id=126
What do you think?
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15 years ago
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alekth
Level: 20
Yeah, the standalone one was my first choice, it would definitely require a new meaning there (edit: though IMO the A is called B meaning is the same, just one specific aspect - but still probably useful to keep separate for JLPT purposes). Unfortunately I can't think of a not overall general description for it... well, it mostly is a pretty general structure of one clause clarifying another.
Maybe sort of "that is/that says"; says, since apart from abstract things like thoughts/feelings etc, it can also be used　for general information-passing ones, e.g. という話、という噂、という通報 etc.
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15 years ago
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Khana
Level: 1

Hi,


In the second meaning, the construction for verbs specify dictionary form. However, I saw example from here, where verbs are "conjugated" but keep casual form. Such as :「ボブとルーシーはこうさいをやめたということだ。」「あー、会わないということだね。」


Is it right ? Does this entry need an update ?

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11 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 337

The entry is a bit rigid. It can contain any plain verb form. Thanks for pointing it out.

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11 years ago


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