Phrase · 🤔 Opinion, doubt and probability

Puede ser, pero no lo creo.

Maybe, but I don’t think so.

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Why every word is where it is

Puede1verbit maypoder · present · 3rd sing.ser1verbbeinfinitive,peroconjunctionbutnoadverbnotlo2object pronounit, so3rd sing. · direct objectcreo2verbI believecreer · present · 1st sing..

Puede → ser: puede ser
lo → creo: object of creer

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

1
puede ser = maybe, could be: a short answer. Opinion, certainty and possibility: indicative or subjunctive →
2
no lo creo = I don’t think so: again Spanish needs lo. Direct object pronouns and personal a →

Variations

Puede ser, pero lo dudo.