dumamba
dumambâ with stress marks
to lunge onto
From root: damba
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
dumamba
du-mam-BA
lunged
Present (Incomplete)
dumadamba
du-ma-dam-BA
is lunging
Future (Contemplated)
dadamba
da-dam-BA
will lunge
Usage Note
Dumamba is the actor-focus form of damba, using the -um- infix to describe a heavy or sudden falling or leaping onto another body. The word is vivid and physical, most common in narrative writing and descriptions of animals or people colliding in confrontations.
Examples
" Baka dumamba ang aso sa bisita. "
Natural Translation
The dog might lunge at the guest.
Literal Translation
Might lunge-onto the dog at guest.
" Takot ako kapag baka dumamba ang aso. "
Natural Translation
I am afraid the dog might lunge.
Literal Translation
Afraid I when might to lunge onto the dog.
" Nang makita ng pusa ang ibon, bigla itong dumamba mula sa bubong at halos mahulog sa lupa. "
Natural Translation
When the cat saw the bird, it suddenly lunged from the roof and almost fell to the ground.
Literal Translation
When saw by cat the bird, suddenly this lunged-onto from roof and almost fall on ground.
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