Breakdown of Il fatto che l'omicidio resti irrisolto ci preoccupa.
restare
to stay, to remain
il fatto
the fact
l'omicidio
the murder (m)
Questions & Answers about Il fatto che l'omicidio resti irrisolto ci preoccupa.
Why is resti in the subjunctive here? Doesn't il fatto che introduce a stated fact?
Even though it introduces a fact, the main clause ci preoccupa expresses a subjective emotional reaction (worry). When il fatto che introduces a fact that is judged or reacted to emotionally, Italian requires the subjunctive in the subordinate clause. If the sentence merely stated an objective reality without a reaction, like 'The fact is that the murder remains unsolved' (Il fatto è che l'omicidio resta irrisolto), you would use the indicative.
Could I use rimanga instead of resti in this sentence?
Yes, absolutely. The verbs restare and rimanere are generally interchangeable when they mean 'to remain' or 'to stay'. Both resti and rimanga are correct third-person singular subjunctive forms for this sentence.
Is ci in ci preoccupa a direct or indirect object pronoun?
It is a direct object pronoun. In Italian, preoccupare (to worry) is a transitive verb, meaning it directly acts on the object. You are saying 'it worries us', not 'it causes worry to us', so it takes the direct object ci.
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