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§^9. Vef'J}s ivith Ttidirect Objects 



T give here only a series of the most important forms, since the 

 total number of modifications and combinations is very large, and 

 it is hardly possible to reconstruct from the texts each separate 

 series. 



1. The indirect object is ordinarily expressed b}^ the following 

 series of forms: 



we 

 for me 



for thee wi- - ^i- i'^^i- 



for him 

 for us 



for them ewe tce4e- we- mea'"'- 



Examples: 

 I FOR thee: 



wijpage I make for thee 723.10 

 wiJca'^h^a I desire for thee 725.3 

 I FOR him: 



eltaP-Me I desire for him 778.3 

 I FOR them: 



ewebii^a 1 fail for them 673.8 

 eweVa'^Ue I wish for them 663.8 



THOU FOR ME : 



i^i^esJcage thou doest it for me 726.2 

 i^^^wask^ a^' thou makest an effort for me 758.2 

 thou for him: 



ega'^4^'^a'^ thou doest so for him 439.5 



THOU FOR us: 



we^esh'age thou doest it for us 752.7 

 weieni^al thou hast failed to do it for us 752.8 



THOU FOR THEM: 



we^e'sVa^na thou desirest it for them 767.3 



HE FOR me: 



i'^'telih it is difficult for me 755.4 

 i^'te he dies for me 775.1 



HE FOR thee: 



4iga'^4ai they work it for thee 741.11 

 e4i4i^ he has it for thee 741.6 

 4ifeTii it is difficult for thee 517.10 



he FOR him: 



gifelii it is difficult for him 729.4 

 giuda'^ it is good for him 758.5 



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