Breakdown of L'organizzatore crede che l'affluenza giustifichi questo pass.
questo
this (masculine)
credere
to believe
che
that (conjunction introducing a clause)
giustificare
to justify
Questions & Answers about L'organizzatore crede che l'affluenza giustifichi questo pass.
We normally say credere a (to believe in / believe someone). Why isn't there an a before che in this sentence?
The verb credere usually takes the preposition a before a noun (e.g., credo a questa storia - I believe this story). However, in Italian, when a verb introduces a full statement using the declarative conjunction che (that), you must drop the preposition. So, crede a becomes just crede che.
Why is the verb giustifichi in the subjunctive mood here?
The main verb is crede (believes), which expresses an opinion, thought, or uncertainty. Verbs of belief like credere and pensare followed by che require the verb in the dependent clause to be in the subjunctive mood.
Why does giustifichi have an 'h' in it, when the infinitive is giustificare?
The word is English. How do English loanwords work with gender and plurals in Italian?