laptə̑rte•m
{verb II} [Generate paradigm] 1. to flatten
♢ bido•nə̑m kamβozə̑kte•n laptə̑rtena•t {sentence} you dropped a can and flattened it
♦ kü•rtńə̑m laptə̑rte•m {verb II} to flatten iron
2. to flatten, to make even, to tamp
♦ βoloku•š de•ne laptə̑rte•m {verb II} to flatten with a buck rake
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// laptə̑rte•n šə̑nde•m {verb II} {perfective} (see above); to put into a crouch, to put onto one's knees
♢ oŋa• muč́a•šte le•ktə̑n šo•gə̑šo puda•m Mi•ša č́ö•gə̑t de•ne laptə̑rte•n šə̑•ndə̑š {sentence} Misha flattened the nail sticking out of the end of the board with a hammer
♢ ko•rno pe•ŋgə̑de, pu•jto laptə̑rte•n šə̑•ndə̑me {sentence} the road is hard, as if it had been tamped
