名案が浮かんだ

I came up with a great idea

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I came up with a great idea Literally, “a brilliant idea came to me.” The subject is often omitted, so the phrase commonly means that the speaker suddenly thought of a great idea.

JA: 帰り道に、名案が浮かんだ。

EN: I came up with a great idea on the way home.

名案が浮かんだんだよ。

I've come up with a brilliant idea.

その時、名案が浮かんだ。

That’s when I came up with a brilliant idea.

名案が浮かんだ。

I've come up with a great idea.