つぐんだそうだ【
噤んだそうだ
】

tsugunda sōda

Godan Verb (mu)

Evidential Auxiliary

Expresses hearsay about a past event ("I heard that...") of つぐむ

1. They say they were silent.; Apparently, they fell silent.

Past/Perfective

Hearsay Evidence

Usually Written in Kana

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