Phrase · 🎲 Certainty, doubt and probability

Dudo que lleguen a tiempo con este tráfico.

I doubt they'll make it on time with this traffic.

B2expressing certaintyAudio · coming soon

Why every word is where it is

Dudo1verbI doubtdudar · present · 1st sing.queconjunctionthatlleguen1verbthey arrivellegar · subjunctive · present · 3rd pl.a2prepositiontotiempo2nountimemasc. · sing.conprepositionwithestedeterminerthismasc. · sing.tráficonountrafficmasc. · sing..

Dudo → lleguen: mood
tráfico → este: agree

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

1
Dudo que + subjunctive: doubt always triggers the subjunctive. Spelling: lleguen (g → gu). Opinion, certainty and possibility: indicative or subjunctive →
2
a tiempo = on time.

Variations

Dudo que lleguen a tiempo con tanto tráfico.