misteryo
mistéryo with stress marks
mystery
Usage Note
Misteryo is borrowed from Spanish misterio and means mystery, covering both everyday puzzles and the theological mysteries of the Catholic rosary — joyful, sorrowful, and glorious. In everyday speech it applies broadly to anything unexplained or hard to figure out.
Examples
" Misteryo pa rin ito sa amin. "
Natural Translation
This is still a mystery to us.
Literal Translation
Mystery still also this to us.
" Isang malaking misteryo pa rin kung paano nawala ang mga alahas. "
Natural Translation
It is still a big mystery how the jewelry disappeared.
Literal Translation
One big mystery still if how disappeared the plural jewelry.
" Hindi pa rin malutas ng mga imbestigador ang misteryo sa likod ng biglaang pagkawala ng tao sa nayon. "
Natural Translation
The investigators still cannot solve the mystery behind the sudden disappearance of the person in the village.
Literal Translation
Not still can-solve by-the plural investigator the mystery at behind of-the sudden disappearance of-the person in village.
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