pasitaikantys

Pasitaikantys is a Lithuanian present active participle derived from the verb pasitaikyti, meaning to encounter or come across by chance. The form describes things, events, or people that occur or are met without deliberate intention. As a participle, pasitaikantys functions as an attributive modifier and agrees with the noun it accompanies, commonly used to denote incidental or random occurrences.

Grammatically, pasitaikantys is the masculine plural nominative form of the present active participle. In Lithuanian, participles carry gender and number distinctions, so there are matching forms for singular and feminine nouns (for example, pasitaikantis for a masculine singular subject, pasitaikanti for a feminine singular subject). In everyday usage, pasitaikantys is often seen in references to people or events encountered by chance, translating roughly as “random” or “by-accident” encounters.

Usage and nuance: pasitaikantys emphasizes spontaneity and lack of forethought in the encounter. It frequently appears in informal speech and descriptive prose when narrating meetings on the street, at travel destinations, or during daily routines. Common collocations include pasitaikantys pažįstami (random acquaintances) or pasitaikantys sutapimai (coincidences that occur).

Etymology: the word comes from pasitaikyti, with the present active participle offering a way to describe ongoing or habitual encounters by chance. Related forms include past participles and other participial derivatives of pasitaikyti, used to convey similar ideas in different tenses or aspects.

See also: Lithuanian participles, pasitaikyti (to encounter by chance).