～んだって JLPT N3 Casual
〜n datte
Conveys information heard from someone else; 'I heard', 'They said'.
Casual, spoken hearsay - "I heard (that)...", conversational tone.
Formation
Verb-casual + んだって, い-Adjective + んだって, な-Adjective + なんだって, Noun + なんだって
Explanation
The ～んだって grammar point is used to relay information the speaker has heard from someone else. It's a casual way of quoting what was said, effectively combining explanatory のだ (んだ) with the informal quoting particle って. It can be translated as 'I heard...' or 'They said...'.
Example sentences
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I heard he's going to Tokyo.
Kare wa Toukyou ni iku n datte.
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They said this movie is interesting.
Kono eiga, omoshiroi n datte.
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I heard she's a famous singer.
Kanojo wa yuumei na kashu na n datte.
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They said the night view at that restaurant is beautiful.
Ano resutoran, yakei ga kirei na n datte.