N2 — outside your level filter
write + which means
kaku to iu koto wa
which means; so in other words — taking what was just said as a premise
電気が消えてるってことは、もう帰ったんだね。
denki ga kieterutte koto wa, mou kaetta n da ne.
The lights are off, which means she's already gone home. casual
締め切りが来週ということは、今週中に下書きを終わらせないといけない。
shimekiri ga raishuu to iu koto wa, konshuujuu ni shitagaki o owarasenai to ikenai.
The deadline being next week means I have to finish the draft within this week. neutral
- dictionary form
- past
- negative
- negative + past
- contraction
- colloquial