kaganapan

Tagalog

Etymology

From ganap +‎ ka- -an. Doublet of kagampan.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /kaɡanaˈpan/ [kɐ.ɣɐ.n̪ɐˈpan̪] (“completeness; maturity”, noun)
    • Rhymes: -an
  • IPA^(key): /kaɡaˈnapan/ [kɐ.ɣɐˈn̪aː.pɐn̪], (obsolete) /kaɡanaˈpan/ [kɐ.ɣɐ.n̪ɐˈpan̪] (“fulfillment; compliance”, noun)
    • Rhymes: -apan
• Syllabification: ka‧ga‧na‧pan

Noun

kaganapán or kaganapan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜄᜈᜉᜈ᜔)

1. completeness; fullness

   Synonyms: kabuoan, pagkaganap, kumplimyento

2. exactness

   Synonyms: kaeksaktuhan, pagkaeksakto, pagkahusto

3. perfection

   Synonyms: kalubusan, perpeksiyon, kahimpitan, kabuyakan, kumplimyento

4. Alternative form of kagampan: maturity of pregnancy

Noun

kaganapan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜄᜈᜉᜈ᜔)

1. fulfillment; compliance; realization

   Synonyms: katuparan, pagsasagawa, kumplimyento

2. (grammar, linguistics) complement (word or group of words completing the predicate, identified with the subject or object)
3. Alternative form of kagampan: helper; aide
4. (colloquial) happening; event

   Synonyms: pangyayari, nangyayari, nagaganap

Derived terms

• kaganapang pansimuno

 

See also

• komplise

 

Further reading

• “kaganapan”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “kaganapan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018