laptərtem
{verb II} [Generate paradigm] 1. to flatten
♢ bidonəm kamβozəkten laptərtenat {sentence} you dropped a can and flattened it
♦ kyrtɲəm laptərtem {verb II} to flatten iron
2. to flatten, to make even, to tamp
♦ βolokuʃ dene laptərtem {verb II} to flatten with a buck rake
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// laptərten ʃəndem {verb II} {perfective} (see above); to put into a crouch, to put onto one's knees
♢ oŋa mut͡ɕaʃte lektən ʃogəʃo pudam miʃa t͡ɕøgət dene laptərten ʃəndəʃ {sentence} Misha flattened the nail sticking out of the end of the board with a hammer
♢ korno peŋgəde, pujto laptərten ʃəndəme {sentence} the road is hard, as if it had been tamped
