High Eolic word of the day: mahamárte

maham- (ditransitive verb), imperfective mahamárte: to fit, be suitable (for).

sána yettár máru ta maham-asárte cal calendec
REL arrange.MID it.GEN NEG fit-IMPERF.NON1.DITRANS I.ACC money.BEN
“this arrangement is not suitable for me [on account of] money”

With the verb mahamárte, the direct object in the accusative is used to refer to the entity which the subject is supposed to be suitable for, with the indirect slot (the benefactive) reserved for the general reason for the fit (or lack thereof, as in the example sentence).

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