пусть

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Russian

Etymology

From пуска́ть (puskátʹ).

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Particle

пусть • (pustʹ)

  1. let + subject + conjugated verb
    Пусть он пи́шет ― Pustʹ on píšet ― Let him write.
    Пусть она́ не ду́мает, что мы о ней забы́ли. ― Pustʹ oná ne dúmajet, što my o nej zabýli. ― Let her not think that we forgot about her.
    • 1938, “Катюша (Katyusha)”, Mikhail Isakovsky (lyrics), Matvey Blanter (music)‎:
      Пусть он вспомнит девушку простую,
      Пусть услышит, как она поёт,
      Пусть он землю бережет родную,
      А любовь Катюша сбережёт.
      Pustʹ on vspomnit devušku prostuju,
      Pustʹ uslyšit, kak ona pojót,
      Pustʹ on zemlju berežet rodnuju,
      A ljubovʹ Katjuša sberežót.
      Let him remember the simple girl,
      Let him hear what she sings,
      Let him safeguard dear homeland,
      While Katyusha safeguards love.
  1. (mathematics) let
    пусть X (икс) равно́ двум ― pustʹ X (iks) ravnó dvum ― let X be 2

Conjunction

пусть • (pustʹ)

  1. though, even (if), although
    Он хоро́ший рабо́тник, пусть и своенра́вный
    On xoróšij rabótnik, pustʹ i svojenrávnyj
    He’s a good worker, although crotchety.

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