Breakdown of Пусть тренер знает, что это мой предел.
это
this / it is
мой
my / mine
знать
to know
что
that (conjunction)
тренер
coach
пусть
let
предел
limit
Questions & Answers about Пусть тренер знает, что это мой предел.
Why use пусть here instead of давай to translate the word 'let'?
While both translate to 'let' in English, they serve different functions. Давай is used for 'let's' (inclusive suggestions involving the speaker). Пусть is used for third-person commands or wishes, meaning 'let him/her/them/it'. Since the action is directed at a third party (the coach), пусть is the correct choice.
Does пусть require a special grammatical mood, like the subjunctive?
No, пусть is followed by the normal indicative mood. You simply use the standard present or future tense. Here, знает is just the standard third-person singular present tense verb. The construction literally acts like 'Let it be that the coach knows'.
Is there a missing dash before мой предел since there is no 'is' verb in the present tense?
You often use a dash to link two nouns when the verb 'to be' is omitted in the present tense. However, when the subject is the pronoun это, the dash is generally dropped. So это мой предел is perfectly correct without one.
How does the word предел relate to the до- ... -ся verbs we are learning in this lesson?
The noun предел means a limit, boundary, or breaking point. This is exactly the concept behind the до- ... -ся verb structure! When you use a verb like доиграться (to play around until a negative outcome is reached), it implies the subject has hit a negative предел. This sentence establishes the concept of reaching that absolute boundary.
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