dumampi
dumámpi with stress marks
to lightly touch
From root: dampi
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
dumampi
du-MAM-pi
lightly touched
Present (Incomplete)
dumadampi
du-ma-DAM-pi
is lightly touching
Future (Contemplated)
dadampi
da-DAM-pi
will lightly touch
Usage Note
Dumampi is the actor-focus form of dampi, describing a soft, brief contact — a gentle brush of fingers, lips, or breeze. It is most at home in poetic and romantic writing, where the lightness of the touch is the defining quality.
Examples
" Dumampi ang hangin sa balat ko. "
Natural Translation
The wind lightly touched my skin.
Literal Translation
Lightly-touched the wind on skin my.
" Naramdaman ko ang ulan na dumampi sa mukha. "
Natural Translation
I felt the rain lightly touch my face.
Literal Translation
Felt I the rain that to lightly touch on face.
" Habang naglalakad kami sa tabing-dagat, dumampi sa aming mga mukha ang malamig na simoy na dala ng alon. "
Natural Translation
While we walked along the seashore, the cool breeze carried by the waves lightly touched our faces.
Literal Translation
While walking we at seashore, lightly-touched on our faces the cool breeze that carried of waves.
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