Learn Italian: Sono speranzoso che vada tutto bene. - I am hopeful that everything goes well.

While dropping che is very common after the verb sperare (as in Spero vada tutto bene), it sounds unnatural to drop it after the adjective speranzoso. The rule for omitting the conjunction che is generally restricted to the actual verbs of hoping, fearing, and believing, not their related adjectives or nouns.

Why is vada in the subjunctive instead of the indicative va?

Expressions of hope, desire, or fear trigger the subjunctive because they describe subjective feelings and uncertain outcomes rather than objective facts. Even though the trigger in this sentence is an adjective (speranzoso) rather than a verb (sperare), it carries the same emotional weight and still requires the subjunctive vada.

Why is the subject tutto placed after the verb vada?

In Italian, placing the subject after the verb is highly typical in phrases about how things are going. While che tutto vada bene is grammatically correct, che vada tutto bene is the much more natural, idiomatic word order that native speakers use.

When should I use sono speranzoso instead of just saying spero?