koptare•m
{verb II} [Generate paradigm] 1. to strip off, to tear off, to strip away, to tear away, to remove
♦ oŋa•m koptare•m {verb II} to tear off boards
♦ puše•ŋge šü•mə̑m koptare•m {verb II} to strip off a tree's bark
♦ söre•mə̑m koptare•m {verb II} to remove a layer of turf
2. {figuratively} to take, to snatch away, to seize
♢ č́ə̑la• oksa•m koptare•nə̑t {sentence} all the money was snatched away
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// koptare•n lukta•m {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
// puše•ŋgə̑m mla•nde gə̑č́ koptare•n lukta•m {verb I} to tear out a tree by the roots
// koptare•n nala•m {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
♢ remontla•n βet šə̑•mle tüže•m teŋge•m koptare•n na•l'ə̑č́ {sentence} they took seventy thousand rubles for the repair
