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Non devi credere a una tale assurdità!

Non devi credere a una tale assurdità!
You must not believe such an absurdity!
From Lesson 302:Indefinite adjectives and pronouns (tale)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Non devi credere a una tale assurdità!

Why is there a una before tale? Could I just say a tale assurdità?
Yes, you can drop the article. When used as an adjective meaning "such", tale can be preceded by the indefinite article (una tale assurdità) or used on its own (tale assurdità). Both are perfectly correct, though using the article feels slightly more emphatic.
Why do we say credere a instead of just credere una tale assurdità?
In Italian, the verb credere (to believe) is generally intransitive when you are talking about believing a fact, a story, or a concept, so it requires the preposition a. You are literally saying you shouldn't give belief "to" such an absurdity.
Could una tale mean "a certain" in this sentence?
Not in this context. While un tale or una tale can act as a pronoun meaning "a certain person" or "some guy/girl" when referring to an unnamed individual, here it modifies the abstract noun assurdità. When placed before a noun to express degree, it translates to "such a".
How would I say "such absurdities" in the plural?
You would say a tali assurdità. The adjective tale changes to tali for both masculine and feminine plurals, but nouns ending in an accented vowel like assurdità are invariable, meaning they do not change form in the plural.

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