Sementeryo (en. Cemetery)

se-men-te-ryo

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

noun

A place designated for the dead.

People visit the cemetery during All Souls' Day.

Ang mga tao ay bumibisita sa sementeryo tuwing Araw ng mga Patay.

A place containing graves of people.

There are different styles of graves in the cemetery.

May iba't ibang estilo ng mga libingan sa sementeryo.

A place where services for the deceased are held.

Many people attended the ceremony at the cemetery.

Maraming tao ang dumalo sa seremonya sa sementeryo.

children in the cemetery

This phrase is often used to describe children playing near the cemetery, often becoming a symbol of death and childhood.

mga bata sa sementeryo

burial

A ritual performed to bury deceased individuals.

libing

church

A place of worship that is often associated with burial ceremonies.

simbahan

resting place of the dead

We often go to the cemetery during Undas.

Doon sa sementeryo, madalas kaming dumayo tuwing Undas.

called the 'last place' or final destination

We sometimes talked about the cemetery, but for us, it's just like a final destination.

Minsan na napag-usapan namin 'yung sementeryo, pero para sa amin, parang isang huling hantungan lang 'yan.

corpse or dead person

When you say 'cemetery', it feels like you received news about a corpse.

Kapag sinabi mong 'sementeryo', parang nakatanggap ka ng balita tungkol sa susok.