misteryosa
misteryósa with stress marks
mysterious (female)
Usage Note
Misteryosa is borrowed from Spanish and means mysterious, with the feminine ending reflecting Spanish gender agreement. In practice, gender agreement is optional in informal Tagalog, so misteryosa may not always be applied strictly to women; the masculine form misteryoso is widely used regardless of gender in casual speech.
Examples
" Misteryosa talaga ang babaeng iyon. "
Natural Translation
That woman is really mysterious.
Literal Translation
Mysterious really the woman that.
" Ang misteryosa na babae ay laging nakikita sa lumang bahay tuwing gabi. "
Natural Translation
The mysterious woman is always seen in the old house every night.
Literal Translation
The mysterious that woman is always seen in old house every night.
" Mahirap siyang basahin dahil misteryosa ang kanyang ngiti at hindi mo malalaman kung ano ang totoong nararamdaman niya. "
Natural Translation
She is hard to read because her smile is mysterious, and you cannot tell what she truly feels.
Literal Translation
Hard her to-read because mysterious the her smile and not you will-know if what the true feeling her.
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