okazuje

Okazuje is a Polish verb form used in the present tense. It is the 3rd person singular form of the imperfective verb okazywać and, in its perfective counterpart okazać, it shares the same present-day form. The basic meaning is to show, display, or reveal something, or to demonstrate a quality, feeling, or attitude. The phrase okazuje się, formed with a reflexive particle, is a common idiom meaning “it turns out (that) …” and is used to report a result or realization.

In use, okazuje takes a direct object when the sense is to show or demonstrate something: for example, on okazuje cierpliwość (he shows patience) or okazywać zainteresowanie (to show interest). With the reflexive construction okazać się, it introduces a conclusion or new information: Okazuje się, że plan był nierealny (It turns out that the plan was unrealistic). The imperfective form emphasizes the ongoing or general act of showing, while the perfective form emphasizes a completed act or realization.

Okazuje is common in both spoken and written Polish and appears across registers. Related verbs include pokazywać (to show) and demonstrować (to demonstrate), while okazanie (n.) can refer to the act or display of showing something. The expression okazać się and its variants are used to convey results, realizations, or revelations in narrative and explanatory contexts.