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college luhnak; e.g. matriculation examination = college luhnak ca i tualmi camipuai.

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nu bawda le si inn i zohkhenhtu i chiahmi nu upa

1. thil; e.g. Your words go to the heart of the matter = Na bia cu kha thil kong ah khan a biapi bikmi a si;
2. thil pakhatkhat a hung ummi; e.g. An important matter kept him from going to his village = Thilbiapi pakhat nih
an khua kal kha a thlauh;
3. cauk chung i ummi thil/ruahnak; e.g. The matter in your book is good but the style is bad = Na cauk chung i ruahnak a ummi cu a ttha, sihmanhselaw na ttialning cu a ttha lo;
4. harnak; e.g. What is the matter with the sick child = A zawmi ngakchia kha zeidah a harnak a si?; e.g. What is the matter = Zeidah harnak/palhnak a um? Zeidah a si?;
5. e.g. What is the matter with you = Na zeidah a ti?;
6. tongh khawh hmuh khawhmi thil; e.g. Wood and stone are matter = Thing le lung cu tongh khawhmi thil an si.
as a matter of fact = a ngaingai ti ahcun;
or that matter = cu kong ah cun;
matter of = e.g. The distance between Mangnu and Hakha is a matter of six miles = Mangnu le Hakha kar cu khan ruk hrawng a si ko;
matter of course = a si lai ti komi thil;
matter of fact = thil a sining bak in chimmi/tuahmi.

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