dumama
dumamá with stress marks
to touch
From root: damá
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
dumama
du-ma-MA
touched
Present (Incomplete)
dumadama
du-ma-da-MA
is touching
Future (Contemplated)
dadama
da-da-MA
will touch
Usage Note
Dumama is the actor-focus form of damá, used for deliberate, exploratory physical touch — feeling a surface, tracing a texture in the dark. The derived form maramdaman is more common for emotional sensing, making dumama the more concrete, tactile choice.
Examples
" Huwag kang dumama ng mainit. "
Natural Translation
Don't touch anything hot.
Literal Translation
Don't you touch of hot.
" Mahirap dumama ng mainit na bakal. "
Natural Translation
It is hard to touch hot iron.
Literal Translation
Hard to touch of hot iron.
" Sa dilim ng kuwarto, dumama siya sa pader hanggang matagpuan niya ang switch ng ilaw. "
Natural Translation
In the darkness of the room, he felt along the wall until he found the light switch.
Literal Translation
In darkness of room, touched he/she at wall until found he/she the switch of light.
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