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とか
toka
JLPT N2
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Meaning
It seems that; I heard that
It seems that he's really wealthy. I envy him.
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Formation
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Phrases
おじょうさんがけっこんなさったとか。おめでとうございます。
I heard you got married. Congratulations.
Edit  #6260 rubyhatchet
じーぎんこうはけいえいがあぶなくなっているとか。あづけたきんはだいじょうぶだろうか。
It seems that the management at Bank G is in trouble. I wonder if the money deposited there is safe.
Edit  #6261 rubyhatchet
かれはおおがねもちだとか。うらやましいなあ。
It seems that he's a wealthy man. I envy him.
Edit  #6262 rubyhatchet
たなかさんのいぬがおじさんをかんだとか。
I heard Mr. Tanaka's dog bit an old man.
Edit  #7762 Boomeranger
Discussion and comments
*Use this grammar for bits of news that you heard or read.

FORMATION:
V(plain form) + とか
いA + とか
なA・N + とか
rubyhatchet
For the case of a noun with toka, you actually need だ、it`s shown in the 3rd example below

N+だ〜とか
金持ちだとか (I heard he was rich)
Mahou86
The usage given in the formation section for なA・N does not match that of the example of ex #6262, which suggests that instead of:
なA・N + とか
it should instead be
なA・N + だ+とか
khyron
I checked and confirmed with a native speaker that when using this grammar after なA・N that the formation is indeed なA・N+だとか.

Additionally, this is found mainly in novels, whereas a conversational equivalent would be と聞いた・と聞きました.
khyron
I just know とか with the meaning of 'like'. Or is it the same thing?
karekano