Is "to" optional in this line?

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Japanese: Omae o tadashi katta (to) ukeireteita.

English: I did admit that you was right.

It's correct without "to"? Omae o tadashi katta ukeireteita.

Thanks!

"ukeineteita" doesn't make sense. Isn't it ukeireta (受け入れた) or ukeireteita (受け入れていた)? — naruto, Feb 17 '17 at 14:36

naruto · Answer 1 · 2017-02-17T18:29:37.163

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お前を正しかったと受け入れていた。
Omae o tadashi katta (to) ukeireteita.

This と (to) is a quotative particle, and is mandatory. Even in the most casual and hasty conversations, people do not drop the quotative particle altogether. But と can be replaced with って in casual conversations.

edited Feb 17 '17 at 18:29

answered Feb 17 '17 at 15:05

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OPのローマ字が tadashi**i** katta（ただしいかった）になってますよね・・(タイポかも・・タイポじゃないかも・・) – Chocolate Feb 17 '17 at 16:22
how is を correct? shouldn't it be が? – A.Ellett Feb 17 '17 at 17:04
Both are fine. "to accept him as being right" vs "to admit that he was right". – naruto Feb 17 '17 at 17:41
It's not tadashiikatta, it's tadashikatta. – Kurausukun Feb 17 '17 at 18:03
ありがとうございます、直しました～ – naruto Feb 17 '17 at 18:30

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 18 '17 at 07:20

Syntactically, without the と this sentence wouldn't be correct. Without the と, this sentence would have two predicates (正｛ただ｝しかった and 受｛う｝け入｛い｝れていた), and is clearly not syntactical. A sentence should has exactly one predicate.

Is "to" optional in this line?

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