laptərgem
{verb II} [Generate paradigm] 1. to be trodden down
♢ peledəʃ laptərgen {sentence} the flowers are trodden down
♦ laptərgen βozam {verb I} to lie flat (e.g., crops)
2. to be flattened
♢ puda βuj laptərgen {sentence} the head of the nail was flattened
3. to squat, to kneel, to cower
♢ jot͡ɕa, t͡ɕeretəʃte ʃogen jarnen, aβaʒ βokten laptərgen {sentence} the child got tired standing in line and squatted down against its mother
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// laptərgen pətem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ ʃudo jørʃən laptərgen pəten {sentence} the grass was trodden down completely
// laptərgen ʃint͡ɕam {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
♢ t͡ɕøgət jəmak logalmek, ʃergaʃ laptərgen ʃint͡ɕe {sentence} coming under the hammer, the ring was flattened