Meaning & usage
ということは introduces the conclusion or restatement that follows logically from a fact or situation, with the sense of that means, in other words, or so. It attaches to a plain form clause such as 来ない, 止まった, 半分だ or 静かだ, and it can also stand at the start of a sentence as ということは to refer back to what the speaker has heard or observed. It is neutral for speech and writing, and politeness appears at the end of the sentence rather than inside the clause before it.
Example sentences 8
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何かを選ぶということは、何かを捨てるということだ。
Choosing something means giving something up.
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目が覚めているということは、生きているということである。
To be awake is to be alive.
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電車が止まったということは、歩いて行くしかない。
The trains have stopped, so we have to walk.
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彼が来ないということは、私が発表するしかない。
He is not coming, which means I have to give the presentation.
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合格したということは、努力が実を結んだのだ。
Passing means your efforts have paid off.
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値段が半分だということは、かなりお得だ。
The price being half means it is quite a bargain.
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明日は晴れだということは、洗濯物が乾くだろう。
It being sunny tomorrow means the laundry will dry well.
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鍵が開いているということは、誰か家にいるはずだ。
The door being unlocked means someone must be home.
In past JLPT papers
This came up in 2 past exam questions.
