aptərane•m
{verb II} [Generate paradigm] 1. to be shy, to be timid, to be embarrassed, to be afraid, to be bashful
♦ aptəra•nəme gaj lija•m {verb I} to be somewhat shy
♦ aptəra•nəme se•mən lija•m {verb I} to be somewhat shy
♦ jeŋ det͡ɕ aptərane•m {verb II} to be shy of people
♦ mura•ʃ aptərane•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
♢ y•dər jo•mʃo mari•jʒəm uʒme•ke aptərane•n {sentence} seeing her lost husband, the woman was taken aback
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// aptərane•n kaje•m {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
// tru•kəʃto u•ʒmo de•ne aptərane•n kaje•m {verb II} to be very surprised by an unexpected encounter
// aptərane•n kolte•m {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ mije•n tyknəme•m de•ne aptərane•n koltena•m {sentence} I was very surprised by the unexpected encounter
// aptərane•n kudalte•m {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ t͡ɕet͡ɕe•n y•dərəm uʒme•ke, ka•t͡ɕe t͡ɕəlt aptərane•n kuda•ltəʃ {sentence} upon seeing the beautiful girl, the boy was taken aback
// aptərane•n ʃogala•m {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
♢ izi• jot͡ɕa• ka•lək o•nt͡ɕəlno aptərane•n ʃoga•ʎe {sentence} the little child was bashful in front of all the people
// aptərane•n ʃogəlta•m {verb I} {imperfective} (see above)
♢ sa•mərək βujla•təʃe ila•lʃe-βlak o•nt͡ɕəlno aptərane•n ʃogəlte•ʃ {sentence} the young manager loses his self-confidence when dealing with older employees
// aptərane•n ʃoge•m {verb II} {imperfective} (see above)
♢ pa•lədəme βe•rəʃte piɲe•ge aptərane•n ʃoga• {sentence} being in an unfamiliar place, the puppy was all confused
// aptərane•n ʃint͡ɕa•m {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
♢ u tune•mʃe kla•sːəʃte aptərane•n ʃint͡ɕa• {sentence} the new pupil is shy in his/her new class
