No. 2,856 in Turkish
gizem
"Secret, mystery, enigma."
In a sentence
Gizemli bir adam ormanda dolaşıyor.
A mysterious man is wandering in the forest.
Here, 'gizemli' means 'mysterious', an adjective derived from 'gizem', depicting the quality of having mystery.
Bu kitabın sonu gerçek bir gizemdi.
The ending of this book was a true mystery.
In this sentence, 'gizem' is used as a noun meaning 'mystery', describing an intriguing and unknown aspect of the book's ending.
Küçük çocuk evin gizemlerini keşfetmeye çalışıyordu.
The little child was trying to discover the mysteries of the house.
Here, 'gizemlerini' refers to 'its mysteries', indicating possessions of mystery by the house and used as a plural form to imply multiple unknown aspects.
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