koptarem
{verb II} [Generate paradigm] 1. to strip off, to tear off, to strip away, to tear away, to remove
♦ oŋam koptarem {verb II} to tear off boards
♦ puʃeŋge ʃyməm koptarem {verb II} to strip off a tree's bark
♦ søreməm koptarem {verb II} to remove a layer of turf
2. {figuratively} to take, to snatch away, to seize
♢ t͡ɕəla oksam koptarenət {sentence} all the money was snatched away
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// koptaren luktam {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
// puʃeŋgəm mlande gət͡ɕ koptaren luktam {verb I} to tear out a tree by the roots
// koptaren nalam {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
♢ remontlan βet ʃəmle tyʒem teŋgem koptaren naʎət͡ɕ {sentence} they took seventy thousand rubles for the repair