Breakdown of Confidiamo il pronostico sia esatto.
essere
to be
esatto
exact
il pronostico
the prediction / the forecast (sports, prognosis)
confidare
to trust / to be confident (confide in)
Questions & Answers about Confidiamo il pronostico sia esatto.
Where did the word che go in this sentence?
In Italian, you can optionally drop the conjunction che (that) before a subordinate clause if the clause uses the subjunctive mood. Since confidiamo triggers the subjunctive sia, dropping che is perfectly natural here, much like dropping 'that' in English.
Why use the subjunctive sia instead of the indicative è?
The verb confidare (to trust or to rely on) expresses a subjective stance, hope, or expectation rather than objective certainty. Verbs in this category of hoping, believing, and fearing require the following clause to be in the subjunctive mood.
Does confidare always take a clause like this? I usually see it with the preposition in.
When you trust a person or a specific thing, you use confidare in (for example, confidiamo in te means 'we trust in you'). But when you trust that an event will happen, you introduce a subordinate clause. That clause can use che plus the subjunctive, or omit che entirely as seen in this sentence.
Can we omit che before indicative verbs too?
No, you can only drop che when the following verb is in the subjunctive mood, and usually only after verbs of thinking, hoping, or fearing. If the subordinate verb were in the indicative, che would be strictly required.