"Let me read this message!"
Translation:Дай мне прочитать это сообщение!
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Is "мне" necessary in this sentence, or would "Дай прочитать это сообщение" be sufficiently clear?
I guess it could but usually the point is to read the message entirely.
Why is Дай мне читать... marked wrong? Is it not the usual way to say this, or is it wrong enough to be rejected?
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"Пусть" can only be used with the third person. "Пусть он прочитает это сообщение" (Let him read this message) would be correct.
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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!
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.
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?
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Yes, this is common. "Let" is just the second meaning of "дать", so "дай мне" is, in fact, the best translation of "let me."
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).
Because you most likely want to (finish) read(ing) the complete message, i.e. to reach a perfective state...
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.