"Let me read this message!"

Translation: Дай мне прочитать это сообщение!

[jsiehler]

Is "мне" necessary in this sentence, or would "Дай прочитать это сообщение" be sufficiently clear?

[zirkul]

You can safely drop "мне" in this example.

[JohnP331]

Why doesn't the imperfective читать work here?

[deepfriedmcrib]

I guess it could but usually the point is to read the message entirely.

[AndroidKanada]

Why is Дай мне читать... marked wrong? Is it not the usual way to say this, or is it wrong enough to be rejected?

[Ruslan_I]

Так не говорят, но технически это правильный перевод.

[jellennak]

Should "пусть мне прочитать это сообщение" also be correct?

[Tim_Shakh]

No, that's wrong.

[nunes89]

what about пусть мне (про)читаю это сообщение?

[Gwenci]

"Пусть" can only be used with the third person. "Пусть он прочитает это сообщение" (Let him read this message) would be correct.

[AndroidKanada]

Aha! Thanks!

[jtaylor162]

Really? Is the movie title "Пусть я умру" ("Let Me Die") ungrammatical?? It sounds like the problem is that пусть shouldn't be used with a dative pronoun and an infinitive verb, but, something more like "пусть я (про)читаю ..." But don't trust a beginner like me. Native speakers?
BTW, I now see DL definitly does not accept "Пусть я прочитаю..." (2/28/20), so I'm really curious, here!

[Tim_Shakh]

Still wrong. I don't see how it could be translated with пусть, it should be with a verb in imperative mood, and пусть is a particle.

[JacksonSHall]

When is пусть used then?

[Kundoo]

Just like Gwenci said two posts above - only with the third person.

[AlexeiRosc1]

This is rather confusing. Is this a common occurrence - having дай мне mean "let me" instead of "give me?" Are there any rules to follow for this or is it just something to remember?

[Gwenci]

Yes, this is common. "Let" is just the second meaning of "дать", so "дай мне" is, in fact, the best translation of "let me."

[AlexeiRosc1]

Oh interesting, I was not aware of that second meaning. Thank you!

[Dembell91]

"Позволь мне ..." по какой причине не принимается за правильный ответ?

[Kundoo]

Just report it.

[Atropos2015]

Поддерживаю вопрос.

[Xamelov]

Why not accusative?

[E-chan.]

It is accusative (if you mean "это сообщение"). It's just has the same form as in Nominative.

If the noun was feminine if would look different:

Дай мне прочитать эту книгу! (Nom - эта книга).

[SvensNaumo]

How about разреши or позволяй?

[Kundoo]

I guess they can be used, but they both are closer to "allow me to" with "позволь" having a bit of old fashion tint to it.