pasikartoja

Pasikartoja is a Lithuanian verb form from pasikartoti, meaning to occur again or to recur. It is used to describe events, phenomena, or conditions that appear or happen more than once after a period of time, often without deliberate action. The term can refer to medical symptoms, natural or social phenomena, or recurring questions and problems in various contexts.

In usage, pasikartoja typically denotes an involuntary return or reappearance. For example, "Simptomai pasikartoja po gydymo" means that the symptoms recur after treatment. "Klausimai pasikartoja per egzaminą" indicates that questions repeat during an exam. The word emphasizes repetition or reoccurrence rather than intentional repetition.

Etymology and relation to other terms: pasikartoja comes from the prefix pa- combined with kartoti (to repeat). Related nouns include pasikartojimas (recurrence) or pasikartojimas as a phenomenon. A related but distinct verb is pakartoti, which means to repeat something deliberately or to do again, and its noun form pakartojimas refers to a deliberate repetition or reproduction. In medical language, recurrence can also be described with rekuriacija or rekursija in more specialized terms, though pasikartoja remains common in everyday usage.

See also: pasikartojimas, pakartoti.