Reporting and quoting

～とのことだ

I hear that; it is reported that

AI-written, reviewed by AI (ChatGPT)

Practise this point

ShareFacebook (opens in a new tab)

How to form it

  • Verb/adjective (plain form) + とのことだ / とのことです
  • Noun + (だ)とのことだ

Register: Formal; business and letters

Explanation

A polite, formal way to pass on what you were told by someone, often as a direct report.

Frequently used in business emails and messages to relay information from another person.

Examples

  1. 先生は風邪で休むとのことです。

    せんせいはかぜでやすむとのことです。

    The teacher is absent with a cold, I hear.

  2. 担当者は今外出中とのことでした。

    たんとうしゃはいまがいしゅつちゅうとのことでした。

    I was told that the person in charge is out right now.

  3. 会議は延期になるとのことだ。

    かいぎはえんきになるとのことだ。

    I hear the meeting will be postponed.

Compare with

Common mistakes

  • Using it for your own opinion or for something you saw yourself.