Saying you doubt it

no creo que sea

I do not think it is· tap the form for the whole table

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Why it works

Creo que takes normal forms. NO creo que takes the subjunctive.

The negative is what flips it: doubt is not fact.

Dudo que, puede que and no estoy seguro de que do the same.

Why not no creo que es

no creo que es buena idea

I do not think that it is a good idea

States it as a fact while saying you doubt it. The two halves disagree.

In a full sentence

No creo que sea buen día para desplegar en producción.
I do not think it is a good day to deploy to production.
Doubt about whether today is suitable for the deployment.
No creo que sea tan grave el error de la aplicación.
I do not think the app error is that serious.
Doubt about the seriousness of the error.
No creo que sea fácil coger el metro hoy.
I do not think it will be easy to take the metro today.
Doubt about how easy the journey will be.
No creo que sea necesario llamar al casero todavía.
I do not think it is necessary to call the landlord yet.
Doubt about whether calling the landlord is necessary.

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