aptə̑rane•m
{verb II} [Generate paradigm] 1. to be shy, to be timid, to be embarrassed, to be afraid, to be bashful
♦ aptə̑ra•nə̑me gaj lija•m {verb I} to be somewhat shy
♦ aptə̑ra•nə̑me se•mə̑n lija•m {verb I} to be somewhat shy
♦ jeŋ deč́ aptə̑rane•m {verb II} to be shy of people
♦ mura•š aptə̑rane•m {verb II} to be too shy to sing, to be afraid to sing
2. to be taken aback, to be astonished, to be amazed, to be very surprised, to be confused
♢ ü•də̑r jo•mšo mari•jžə̑m užme•ke aptə̑rane•n {sentence} seeing her lost husband, the woman was taken aback
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// aptə̑rane•n kaje•m {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
// tru•kə̑što u•žmo de•ne aptə̑rane•n kaje•m {verb II} to be very surprised by an unexpected encounter
// aptə̑rane•n kolte•m {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ mije•n tüknə̑me•m de•ne aptə̑rane•n koltena•m {sentence} I was very surprised by the unexpected encounter
// aptə̑rane•n kudalte•m {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ č́eč́e•n ü•də̑rə̑m užme•ke, ka•č́e č́ə̑lt aptə̑rane•n kuda•ltə̑š {sentence} upon seeing the beautiful girl, the boy was taken aback
// aptə̑rane•n šogala•m {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
♢ izi• joč́a• ka•lə̑k o•nč́ə̑lno aptə̑rane•n šoga•l'e {sentence} the little child was bashful in front of all the people
// aptə̑rane•n šogə̑lta•m {verb I} {imperfective} (see above)
♢ sa•mə̑rə̑k βujla•tə̑še ila•lše-βlak o•nč́ə̑lno aptə̑rane•n šogə̑lte•š {sentence} the young manager loses his self-confidence when dealing with older employees
// aptə̑rane•n šoge•m {verb II} {imperfective} (see above)
♢ pa•lə̑də̑me βe•rə̑šte pińe•ge aptə̑rane•n šoga• {sentence} being in an unfamiliar place, the puppy was all confused
// aptə̑rane•n šinč́a•m {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
♢ u tune•mše kla•ssə̑šte aptə̑rane•n šinč́a• {sentence} the new pupil is shy in his/her new class
