Pojavljuje

Pojavljuje is a verb form used in several South Slavic languages, notably Croatian, Serbian, and Bosnian. It functions as the third-person singular present tense form of the verb pojaviti or the imperfective variants pojavăjivati/pojavљivati, depending on dialect. The core meaning is to appear, emerge, or become visible or known. In ordinary usage, pojavljuje describes something that is currently coming into view or becoming noticeable.

Etymology and related forms: the word is built from the prefix po- attached to the root jav-, which is related to making public or making evident (as seen in javnost, javiti). This lineage reflects the shift from “to make public” or “to reveal” to “to appear” in the sense of becoming observable or known. The form pojavljivanje (appearance, emergence) and the reflexive pojaviti se (to appear oneself) are closely related.

Usage notes: in contemporary prose, pojavljuje is used to state that a phenomenon, event, or person is coming into view or becoming known. Examples include scientific descriptions of observations, journalistic reports, or everyday statements. The form agrees with a singular subject; different subjects yield variants such as pojavljuje se (singular) or pojavljuju se (plural) depending on number and gender of the subject.

See also: pojaviti se, pojavljuvanje, pojavljivanje, javnost.