You use this to share news you heard from someone else. It is like saying "I heard that..." or "They said that..."
Clause + とのことだPrimary
You use this to share news you heard from someone else. It is like saying "I heard that..." or "They said that..."
田中さんからのメールによると、明日の会議は午後3時に変更になったとのことです。
According to an email from Mr. Tanaka, tomorrow's meeting has been changed to 3 PM.
天気予報では、週末は全国的に晴れるとのことだ。
The weather forecast says that it will be sunny nationwide this weekend.
警察の発表では、犯人はまだ捕まっていないとのことです。
According to the police announcement, the culprit has not been caught yet.
先日の検査の結果、特に異常はなかったとのことなので、安心しました。
I was relieved because I heard that, as a result of the recent check-up, there were no particular abnormalities.
社長は来週の出張には参加されないとのことです。
I've been told that the company president will not be participating in next week's business trip.
This grammar makes a whole sentence into one solid fact. It is like putting a frame around a picture. This makes the information sound very official and true.
Both '〜とのことだ' and '〜そうだ' tell you about information. '〜とのことだ' is more formal. It means the information comes from a clear source. Think of a message or an announcement. '〜そうだ' is more general. You might have just heard it somewhere. '〜とのことだ' is like '〜ということだ'. But '〜とのことだ' often means a direct message. '〜ということだ' can also summarize things.
Use this when you want to share news from someone else. It shows you are not the source. This makes the news sound more important. It also means you are not fully responsible for the news.
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