鳶が鷹を生む · godan verb (-mu)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 鳶が鷹を生む | 鳶が鷹を生まない |
| Polite | 鳶が鷹を生みます | 鳶が鷹を生みません |
| Past polite | 鳶が鷹を生みました | 鳶が鷹を生みませんでした |
| Past | 鳶が鷹を生んだ | 鳶が鷹を生まなかった |
| Te-form | 鳶が鷹を生んで | 鳶が鷹を生まないで |
| Desire | 鳶が鷹を生みたい | 鳶が鷹を生みたくない |
| Potential | 鳶が鷹を生める | 鳶が鷹を生めない |
| Passive | 鳶が鷹を生まれる | 鳶が鷹を生まれない |
| Causative | 鳶が鷹を生ませる | 鳶が鷹を生ませない |
| Causative passive | 鳶が鷹を生ませられるalso 鳶が鷹を生まされる | 鳶が鷹を生ませられないalso 鳶が鷹を生まされない |
| Volitional | 鳶が鷹を生もう | |
| Polite volitional | 鳶が鷹を生みましょう | |
| Imperative | 鳶が鷹を生め | 鳶が鷹を生むな |
| Conditional | 鳶が鷹を生めば | 鳶が鷹を生まなければ |
| Tara conditional | 鳶が鷹を生んだら | 鳶が鷹を生まなかったら |
a black hen lays a white egg; a kite gives birth to a hawk
Proverbial idiom meaning that an ordinary or untalented parent can produce an exceptional child. Often used with a sense of surprise or admiration. The literal image is of a kite (a common bird) giving birth to a hawk (a noble bird).
For such an outstanding child to be born from those ordinary parents—it's truly a case of a kite giving birth to a hawk.
He's a genius unlike his parents. You could say it's a case of a kite giving birth to a hawk.