まかったそうだ【
負かったそうだ
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makatta sōda

Godan Verb (ru)

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Evidential Auxiliary

Expresses hearsay about a past event ("I heard that...") of まかる

1. Lost (it is said); Defeated (it is said)

Past/Perfective

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Hearsay Evidence

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Usually Written in Kana