hlan
prep.before – Example: I want to see you before I go = Ka kal hlanah hmuh kan duh
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hlan
v.borrow – Example: I want to borrow your axe = Na hreitlung hlan ka duh
hlan
v.charter – Example: They chartered a plane = Vanlawng pakhat a ningpi in an hlan
hlan , hlanlio
n.once upon a time – Example: Once upon a time there were many tigers = Hlan ah hin cakei tampi an rak um
hlan ah kun
adv.formerly
hlan deuh , pahnih lak i a hmasa deuh
adj.former
hlan deuh ah
adv.since – Example: Old Jack died long since = Jack tarpa kha hlan deuhpi ah a thi cang
hlan deuh ah
adj.prior
hlan deuh ah a simi
adj.previous – Example: She did better in the previous lesson = Hlan deuh cawnmi ah khan a thiam deuh
hlan deuh ah cun , hlan deuh in
adv.previously