ときいた

ときいた is the past tense form of the quotative construction と + 聞く, meaning “I heard that ~” or “I was told that ~.” It is used when you relay information you heard from someone else rather than expressing your own certainty. The pattern can refer to something you learned recently or in the past. It often appears in reporting what someone has claimed, what a source reported, or what you were told by others. In casual speech, it can be followed by a sentence-ending particle or a change in tense depending on the context. Typical contexts include rumors, second-hand information, or background facts you didn’t verify yourself.