～ということ
Treat a whole statement as an idea or fact
You'll be able to package a clause as a fact, message, or concept that can fit into a larger sentence.
蓮は明日が休みだということを知っています。
ren wa ashita ga yasumi da to iu koto o shitte imasu.
What do you think this sentence means?
Ren knows that tomorrow is a day off.
Package the content of a statement
～ということ treats a whole statement as a fact or message. You can then say you know, understand, or heard that information. It can also introduce a summary of what something implies.
店が閉まったということを聞きました。
mise ga shimatta to iu koto o kikimashita.
I heard that the shop had closed.
Form and use ～ということ
Keep tense and negation inside the clause. Noun and な-adjective predicates retain だ: 休みだということ. The resulting phrase takes particles such as を or が; it is not a name followed by a category noun.
店が閉まったということを聞きました。
mise ga shimatta to iu koto o kikimashita.
I heard that the shop had closed.
もう時間がないということです。
mou jikan ga nai to iu koto desu.
It means that there is no time left.
来週の月曜日が祝日だということを忘れていました。
raishuu no getsuyoubi ga shukujitsu da to iu koto o wasurete imashita.
I had forgotten that next Monday is a holiday.
この店は現金だけだということを知っていますか。
kono mise wa genkin dake da to iu koto o shitte imasu ka.
Did you know that this shop only takes cash?
田中さんが病気だということを聞いて、びっくりしました。
tanaka-san ga byouki da to iu koto o kiite, bikkuri shimashita.
I was surprised to hear that Tanaka-san is ill.
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