From root: tama
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tumama
tu-ma-MA
hit or was right
Present (Incomplete)
tumatama
tu-ma-ta-MA
hitting or being right
Future (Contemplated)
tatama
ta-ta-MA
will hit or will be right
Usage Note
Tumama is used when something hits a target or when an answer is correct, but it is also the common term for winning a lottery or gamble.
Examples
" Tumama ang sagot ko. "
Natural Translation
My answer was right.
Literal Translation
Was-right the answer my.
" Kailangan mong tumama sa iyong sagot. "
Natural Translation
You need to be right in your answer.
Literal Translation
Need you hit at your answer.
" Hindi siya makapaniwalang tumama siya sa lotto matapos taon-taong tumaya ng parehong numero. "
Natural Translation
He could not believe that he won the lottery after betting on the same numbers year after year.
Literal Translation
Not he can-believe that hit he at lotto after year-year betting of same number.
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