laptə̑rtem
{verb II} [Generate paradigm] 1. to flatten
♢ bidonə̑m kamβozə̑kten laptə̑rtenat {sentence} you dropped a can and flattened it
♦ kürtńə̑m laptə̑rtem {verb II} to flatten iron
2. to flatten, to make even, to tamp
♦ βolokuš dene laptə̑rtem {verb II} to flatten with a buck rake
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// laptə̑rten šə̑ndem {verb II} {perfective} (see above); to put into a crouch, to put onto one's knees
♢ oŋa muč́ašte lektə̑n šogə̑šo pudam Miša č́ögə̑t dene laptə̑rten šə̑ndə̑š {sentence} Misha flattened the nail sticking out of the end of the board with a hammer
♢ korno peŋgə̑de, pujto laptə̑rten šə̑ndə̑me {sentence} the road is hard, as if it had been tamped
