pətaraltam
{verb I} [Generate paradigm] 1. to be finished, to end, to come to an end
♢ paʃa pətaraltən {sentence} the work was finished
2. to be destroyed, to be exterminated, to be eliminated, to be eradicated
♢ t͡ɕodəraʃte ur pətaralteʃ {sentence} squirrels are eradicated in the forest
♢ toʃto jyla pətaralteʃ {sentence} the old custom is being eliminated
3. {in a converb construction} (expresses completeness)
♢ paʃa əʃtalt pətaralteʃ {sentence} the work is being completed
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// pətaralt(ən) tolam {verb I} {imperfective} (see above)
♢ ʃordo pətaralt toleʃ {sentence} the elks are being eradicated
// pətaralt(ən) ʃuam {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
♢ tarakan pətaralt ʃuən {sentence} the cockroaches have been exterminated
--"PARENT"--> pətarem
