Pagpakita

appearance / apparitionnoun / related verb

Alternative meanings

appearance
apparition
act of appearing
presentation
showing something
visible manifestation
stage appearance
showing up

Pronunciation

pag-pah-KEE-tah

Root and affixes

Pagpakita comes from pakita, to show, and kita, to see. Pagpakita can name the act of showing or appearing before someone.

Variants or conjugations

pagpakita = appearance / act of showing / presentation
pakita = to show / make visible
magpakita = to appear / show oneself
nagpakita = appeared / showed oneself
gipakita = was shown
panagway = appearance / look
panan-awon = vision / apparition
panlantaw = vision, including mystical experience depending on context

Related words and expressions

kita = to see
pakita = to show
tan-aw = look / see
dagway = face / appearance
panagway = appearance
panan-awon = vision
presente = present in a place

Meaning and usage notes

Use pagpakita for appearance as the act of appearing or showing up. For appearance or look, panagway fits better. For a spiritual apparition or religious vision, panan-awon or panlantaw may work better.