dambahin
dambahín with stress marks
to lunge onto [it]
From root: damba
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
dinamba
di-nam-BA
lunged onto
Present (Incomplete)
dinadamba
di-na-dam-BA
is being lunged onto
Future (Contemplated)
dadambahin
da-dam-ba-HIN
will be lunged onto
Usage Note
Dambahin is the object-focus infinitive of damba, describing a forceful, full-body lunge or pounce onto a target — originally the motion of an animal falling upon prey. It is used for sports tackles and physical confrontations where the target of the lunge is the grammatical focus, pairing with the actor-focus dumamba.
Examples
" Balak ng aso na dambahin ang bola. "
Natural Translation
The dog plans to lunge onto the ball.
Literal Translation
Plan of dog to lunge-onto the ball.
" Balak ng pusa na dambahin ang ibon. "
Natural Translation
The cat plans to lunge onto the bird.
Literal Translation
Plan of cat to lunge onto the bird.
" Handa nang dambahin ng manlalaro ang kalaban sa sandaling makuha nito ang bola. "
Natural Translation
The player was ready to lunge onto the opponent the moment he got the ball.
Literal Translation
Ready already to-lunge-onto by player the opponent at-the moment will-get he the ball.
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