Monday, October 13, 2014

pronouns - Difference between "Let us go" and "Let we go"?



Just wanted to know the correct usage of 'us' and 'we' .



Are there any contexts in which they can be used interchangeably?



I know "Let we go" seems wrong..but couldn't explain it.



Answer



Us is accusative since it is the direct object of let. Disambiguation might help:




Allow us to go.




The convention is to delete the to from the verb after let; otherwise it is the same as allow:





Allow them to come here turns into Let them come here.



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