〜とか（hearsay）

import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('toka-hearsay');

{
  "id": "toka-hearsay",
  "pattern": "〜とか（hearsay）",
  "romaji": "toka (hearsay)",
  "level": "N3",
  "meaning": "I heard something like; apparently",
  "formation": "Sentence + とか",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "駅前の本屋、今月で閉店するとか。寂しくなりますね。",
      "furigana": "{駅前|えきまえ}の{本屋|ほんや}、{今月|こんげつ}で{閉店|へいてん}するとか。{寂|さび}しくなりますね。",
      "en": "I hear the bookstore by the station is closing at the end of this month. It'll be sad to see it go."
    },
    {
      "ja": "今年の冬は、例年より寒くなるとかいう話だよ。",
      "furigana": "{今年|ことし}の{冬|ふゆ}は、{例年|れいねん}より{寒|さむ}くなるとかいう{話|はなし}だよ。",
      "en": "Word is that this winter is going to be colder than usual."
    },
    {
      "ja": "部長は今日、熱があるとかで休んでいます。",
      "furigana": "{部長|ぶちょう}は{今日|きょう}、{熱|ねつ}があるとかで{休|やす}んでいます。",
      "en": "The department manager is off today; something about having a fever."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "hearsay",
    "casual"
  ],
  "notes": "Vague hearsay; softer and less certain than 〜そうだ. Often 〜とかいう話だ, 〜とか聞いた, or 〜とかで (giving a reported reason). Different from listing 〜とか〜とか.",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "5b4c89c25318250334cbdd8fb6cfbc08c6367d8a4a400ca8f76eb60e3a995753",
    "meanings": [
      "听说",
      "据说"
    ],
    "formation": "句子＋とか",
    "explanation": "表示不太确定的传闻。",
    "notes": "常见形式有とかいう話だ、とか聞いた、とかで；不同于列举的とか。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "駅前の本屋、今月で閉店するとか。寂しくなりますね。",
        "zh": "听说车站前的书店这个月底要关门了。真让人难过。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "今年の冬は、例年より寒くなるとかいう話だよ。",
        "zh": "听说今年冬天会比往年冷。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "部長は今日、熱があるとかで休んでいます。",
        "zh": "部长今天请假了，听说是发烧了。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n3.json#toka-hearsay",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "b6c2373aba9c619582dce8b52a70b3c6c25722986d4eb7a3edcaf90de14c8bb2"
  }
}