kumumpas
kumumpás with stress marks
to conduct (music)
From root: kumpas
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
kumumpas
ku-mum-PAS
conducted
Present (Incomplete)
kumukumpas
ku-mu-kum-PAS
is conducting
Future (Contemplated)
kukumpas
ku-kum-PAS
will conduct
Usage Note
Kumumpas is the actor-focus -um- form of kumpas, covering both the technical sense of conducting a musical ensemble and the broader sense of making deliberate sweeping gestures — a teacher directing attention or a speaker emphasizing a point. The musical register is prominent: kumumpas is the natural verb for an orchestra or choral conductor, and the object-focus partner is kumpasan.
Examples
" Marunong siyang kumumpas ng kanta. "
Natural Translation
He knows how to conduct a song.
Literal Translation
Knows-how he to-conduct of song.
" Mahirap kumumpas ng kanta nang walang ensayo. "
Natural Translation
It is hard to conduct a song without practice.
Literal Translation
Hard to conduct of song without practice.
" Buong-puso siyang kumumpas sa harap ng koro habang sabay-sabay na umaawit ang mga estudyante ng banal na awitin. "
Natural Translation
He conducted wholeheartedly in front of the choir while the students sang the sacred hymn all together.
Literal Translation
Whole-heart he conducted in front of choir while together singing the plural students of sacred hymn.
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