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"Let  you know."Is it right sentence? If it is right, so what is meant by the above sentence. Please teach me

Enoon · Accepted Answer

It is not standard English, to be sure. It is conceivable in dialogue, where people sometimes truncate their utterances, to mean "I will let you know", along the lines of "Love you."

Mizansinha007 · Answer

At first, you know.
What is imperative sentence of above sentence?
Thanks.

Enoon · Answer

mizansinha007At first, you know.What is imperative sentence of above sentence?Thanks.

I'm not sure I know what you mean. We say "let me know" when we want someone to give us information after they get it.

Mizansinha007 · Answer

We say "let me know"

Enoon I know that, your above sentence is different thing. Please try to understand me.
Eg, A: Hi X.
B: Hi A, I want to talk with you about tense.
A: Ok, Do you know initial thing of tense?
B: No.
A: At first "you know". Then I will teach you briefly.
Now my question is that, How can I make it(you know) to imperative sentence with use of 'let'.Which sentence indicates 'order'.

BarbaraPA · Answer

mizansinha007 We say "let me know" Enoon I know that, your above sentence is different thing. Please try to understand me. Eg, A: Hi X. B: Hi A, I want to talk with you about tense. A: Ok, Do you know initial thing of tense? B: No. A: At first "you know". Then I will teach you briefly.Now my question is that, How can I make it(you know) to imperative sentence with use of 'let'.Which sentence indicates 'order'.

Your dialogue does not make sense. The last thing A says is meaningless.

Let me know when you arrive - that is an imperative saying "You must contact me so I'm informed."
You can't give a command to say "Let you know" to mean "You must know." It's neither grammatical nor logical.
The only thing that makes sense is to interpret the original sentence as "I will let you know." = I will inform you.

CalifJim · Answer

mizansinha007"Let you know."Is it right sentence?

No. The imperative "let" indicates that the speaker is asking permission. The word "you" can't appear after "let" in this imperative form.

Let me know. ~ Allow me to know. ~ Tell me.
Let them know. ~ Allow them to know. ~ Tell them.
Let us know. ~ and so on
Let him know.
Let her know.

But not,
Let you know. You don't ask permission for a person to tell himself something.

[Let me know / Inform me / Tell me ] when you get home.
[Let us know / Inform us / Tell us] if you need any help.
[Let them know / Inform them / Tell them] where they should deliver the package.

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If you don't use the imperative, you can use "you": I just wanted to [let you know / inform you / tell you] about it.

CJ

Mizansinha007 · Answer

Thanks a lot to CJ & BarbaraPa.

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