From root: dating
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
dumating
du-ma-TING
arrived
Present (Incomplete)
dumarating
du-ma-ra-TING
arriving
Future (Contemplated)
darating
da-ra-TING
will arrive
Usage Note
Dumating is used when referring to the arrival of people, things, or even abstract concepts like time or opportunities. It is an actor-focus verb commonly used in daily conversation to report that someone or something has reached a destination.
Examples
" Dumating na ang bus. "
Natural Translation
The bus has arrived.
Literal Translation
Arrived already the bus.
" Dumating na ang mga bisita. "
Natural Translation
The guests have arrived.
Literal Translation
Arrived already the plural guests.
" Nang dumating ako sa istasyon, umalis na pala ang tren na sasakyan ko sana. "
Natural Translation
When I arrived at the station, the train I was supposed to take had already left.
Literal Translation
When arrived I at station, left already apparently the train that ride my supposedly.
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