tə̑gə̑demam
{verb I} [Generate paradigm] 1. {intransitive} to crumble, to crumble up, to be crumbled, to be crushed, to be chopped up
♢ tə̑ge pə̑rč́e mašinašte tə̑gə̑demeš {sentence} seeds are crushed in the machine like this
2. to become smaller, to grow smaller
♢ kuer tə̑gə̑demə̑n {sentence} the birch grove became smaller
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// tə̑gə̑dem(ə̑n) pə̑tem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ č́odə̑ra tə̑gə̑dem pə̑ten {sentence} the forest became smaller
--"PARENT"--> tə̑gə̑de
