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1. can ah; e.g. He gave me a new book for the old one = Cauk hlun can ah khan a thar pakhat a ka pek;
2. dirpi; e.g. He stands for good government = Cozah ttha a dirpi;
3. hmaizahnak tuahpiak; e.g. A party was given for him = Rawl danghnak an tuahpiak;
4. lehnak; e.g. We thank him for his kindness = A zaangfahnak ruangah kan lawmh;
5. tinhmi ngeih; e.g. We go for a walk = Lam len ah kan kal;
6. aa tlak; e.g. A book for children = Ngakchia ca i a tlakmi cauk;
7. duhnak lungthin he; e.g. He longs for home = Inn a ngai;
8. caah cun; e.g. The weather is warm for January = January caah cun khuati a lum ko;
9. ruangah; e.g. to shout for joy = lawmhnak ruang i au; e.g. to punish for stealing = fir ruang i dantat;
10. tiang; e.g. We walk for a mile = Khan khat tiang kan kal;
11. chung; e.g. We work for an hour = Suimilam pakhat chung kan ttuan;
12. a si taktak kha; e.g. They know it for a fact = A si taktak kha an hngalh;
13. lei ah; e.g. He is leaving for his village = A khua lei ah a kal.
for all intents and purposes = a zeiti lei paoh in, dengmang, tuah ding lei ti paohpaoh ahcun;
for as much as = caah;
for good = zungza;
good for = Nguh; e.g. The food supply is good for one week = Rawl ca zarh khat caah a za lai;
for instance = tahchunhnak ah.