Is "to" optional in this line?


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!




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.




> 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.

