Ipakita

to expose / to showverb

Alternative meanings

to expose
to show
to present
to display
to reveal
to make visible
to demonstrate

Pronunciation

ee-pah-KEE-tah

Root and affixes

From the root kita, to see; with ipa- to indicate making someone see, showing, exposing, or presenting something.

Variants or conjugations

ipakita = to expose / to show / to present
pakita = show
magpakita = to show / to appear
gipakita = was shown / was exposed
pagpakita = act of showing
mag-presentar / mopresentar = to give a presentation, modern form

Related words and expressions

presentar = to present / expose
pasundayag = show / presentation
padayag = to manifest / declare
ibutyag = to reveal / expose something hidden
lantad = exposed / visible
ebidensya = evidence

Meaning and usage notes

Use ipakita for expose in the sense of showing, displaying, making visible, or presenting something. For giving a class presentation, mag-presentar or mopresentar is also heard. For revealing something hidden, ibutyag may be more precise.