essere che

to be that; the fact is that

→ essere

phrase Extremely common #72

to be that; the fact is that This sequence usually occurs with a conjugated form of essere, especially è che, to introduce an explanation or emphasize the real reason. With the infinitive, it can appear after verbs such as sembrare: sembra essere che...

IT: Il problema sembra essere che non abbiamo abbastanza tempo.

EN: The problem seems to be that we do not have enough time.