spaji -paj- gismu

x₁ (event/action abstract) surprises/startles/is unexpected [and generally sudden] to x₂.

Also expectation (= nalspaji), alarm (= tepspaji). See also manci, jenca, bredi, suksa.

In notes:

bredi: x₁ is ready/prepared for x₂ (event).
jenca: x₁ (event) shocks/stuns x₂.
manci: x₁ feels wonder/awe/marvels about x₂.
suksa: x₁ (event/state) is sudden/sharply changes at stage/point x₂ in process/property/function x₃.
ue: attitudinal: surprise - not really surprised - expectation.
tepselspaji: s₂=t₁ is alarmed/startled by s₁=t₂.
tepspaji: s₁=t₂ alarms/startles s₂=t₁.
tolcanci: c₁ materializes/suddenly appears at location c₂ according to senses/sensor c₃.
spoilero: x₁ is a spoiler, a document, review or comment that discloses x₂ that is a continuation or a key surprise or twist in a story