蒸し返す
蒸し返す · godan verb (-su)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 蒸し返す | 蒸し返さない |
| Polite | 蒸し返します | 蒸し返しません |
| Past polite | 蒸し返しました | 蒸し返しませんでした |
| Past | 蒸し返した | 蒸し返さなかった |
| Te-form | 蒸し返して | 蒸し返さないで |
| Desire | 蒸し返したい | 蒸し返したくない |
| Potential | 蒸し返せる | 蒸し返せない |
| Passive | 蒸し返される | 蒸し返されない |
| Causative | 蒸し返させる | 蒸し返させない |
| Causative passive | 蒸し返させられる | 蒸し返させられない |
| Volitional | 蒸し返そう | |
| Polite volitional | 蒸し返しましょう | |
| Imperative | 蒸し返せ | 蒸し返すな |
| Conditional | 蒸し返せば | 蒸し返さなければ |
| Tara conditional | 蒸し返したら | 蒸し返さなかったら |
Meanings
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
reheat by steaming; steam over again
Literal sense: to steam food again to warm it up, or to reheat something by steaming. Common in cooking contexts.
I reheated the cold rice by steaming it and ate it.
I steam the leftover shumai again.
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
bring up again; rehash; drag up
Figurative sense: to bring up an old issue, argument, or settled matter again, often with a negative connotation of needlessly rehashing the past.
Even though that matter was already settled, he brought it up again.
Please stop dragging up past failures.
Usage patterns
- 〈事〉を蒸し返すto bring up (an old, settled matter) again
I wish you'd stop dragging that old topic up again now.
- 議論を蒸し返すto reopen a debate that was already settled
He reopened the debate right at the end of the meeting.
- 〈物〉を蒸し返すto reheat food by steaming it again
I steamed the cooled meat buns again and ate them.