はんだそうだ【
食んだそうだ
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handa sōda

Godan Verb (mu)

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Evidential Auxiliary

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

1. I heard they ate.; It's said they ate.

Past/Perfective

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Hearsay Evidence

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Usually Written in Kana