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"聞いた話じゃ、眠らないそうだが..."から、じゃはどういう意味ですか?
"聞いた話じゃ、眠らないそうだが..."から、じゃはどういう意味ですか?
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In this case, 「~じゃ」means "according to ~". It's a casual version of 「~では」. Another way to say it is 「~によると」
「聞いた話じゃ…」←"According to what I heard..."
他の例:
- 天気予報じゃ(or 天気予報では)、雨が降るって言ってたよ。According to weather forecast, it will rain.
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