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I heard A; it seems that A
Used when it's not 100% whether or not A is true
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日 本 の 北 の 方 で は りす が いる と か 。 
Seems that there are squirrels in the northern area of Japan.
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このあたり は 治 安 が よくない と か 。 
I heard that this area is not peaceful.

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The green part in 「日本の北の方ではリスがいるとか。」seems incorrect. Shouldn't it be リスがいるとか？
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Menhit
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ポールさん
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Is this related to ということだ/とのこと? I knew that とか is its short form and the meaning seems to be the same so...(*^*)

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マイコー
Level: 292

There's a bit more information about it here: https://jn1et.com/toka-dennbun...

It looks like this one has more uncertainty compared to the other ones, which are more "reporting" expressions.

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ポールさん
Level: 75
マイコー は 04月 19日, 5:53に

There's a bit more information about it here: https://jn1et.com/toka-dennbun...

It looks like this one has more uncertainty compared to the other ones, which are more "reporting" expressions.

と言いました。

Thanks a lot! That clarified quite a lot. (^o^)

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