鉛筆 えんぴつ けずったそうだ
empitsu kezutta sōda

Noun
Evidential Auxiliary

Expresses hearsay about a past event ("I heard that...") of 鉛筆削り

1. They say someone sharpened a pencil.; It seems a pencil was sharpened.

Past/Perfective
Hearsay Evidence