Doubt, possibility, unlikelihood

douter que

Subjunctive

Example

Je doute qu'il vienne ce soir.

Do not write

Je doute qu'il vient ce soir.

Why

Douter calls the fact into question: subjunctive. A LOOKALIKE TRAP: se douter que means the opposite, it means to suspect, and takes the indicative.

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Doubt, possibility, unlikelihood