炒り豆に花が咲く · godan verb (-ku)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 炒り豆に花が咲く | 炒り豆に花が咲かない |
| Polite | 炒り豆に花が咲きます | 炒り豆に花が咲きません |
| Past polite | 炒り豆に花が咲きました | 炒り豆に花が咲きませんでした |
| Past | 炒り豆に花が咲いた | 炒り豆に花が咲かなかった |
| Te-form | 炒り豆に花が咲いて | 炒り豆に花が咲かないで |
| Desire | 炒り豆に花が咲きたい | 炒り豆に花が咲きたくない |
| Potential | 炒り豆に花が咲ける | 炒り豆に花が咲けない |
| Passive | 炒り豆に花が咲かれる | 炒り豆に花が咲かれない |
| Causative | 炒り豆に花が咲かせる | 炒り豆に花が咲かせない |
| Causative passive | 炒り豆に花が咲かせられるalso 炒り豆に花が咲かされる | 炒り豆に花が咲かせられないalso 炒り豆に花が咲かされない |
| Volitional | 炒り豆に花が咲こう | |
| Polite volitional | 炒り豆に花が咲きましょう | |
| Imperative | 炒り豆に花が咲け | 炒り豆に花が咲くな |
| Conditional | 炒り豆に花が咲けば | 炒り豆に花が咲かなければ |
| Tara conditional | 炒り豆に花が咲いたら | 炒り豆に花が咲かなかったら |
come back to life; spring back into life
Idiomatic expression literally meaning 'flowers bloom on a fried bean'. Used when something seemingly dead or hopeless revives, or when an old person regains vitality. Often used in a positive, surprising context.
My grandfather, who had been ill for a long time, has recently come back to life as if flowers bloomed on a fried bean.
That long-established store boosted its sales as if flowers bloomed on a fried bean with its new product.