Word
Je me doute qu'aucune galerie ne vend cette imitation.
Meaning
I suspect that no gallery sells this imitation.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Je me doute qu'aucune galerie ne vend cette imitation.
je
I
ne
not (used before the verb)
ce
this (before a noun)
vendre
to sell
Questions & Answers about Je me doute qu'aucune galerie ne vend cette imitation.
Why is the verb vend in the indicative rather than the subjunctive?
Because the main clause uses se douter que (to suspect that), which expresses a strong belief or probability. Even though it looks like douter que (to doubt that) — which does trigger the subjunctive — the reflexive version se douter que takes the indicative.
Does se douter mean "to doubt oneself"?
No, se douter is an idiomatic reflexive verb that means "to suspect" or "to imagine". It expresses the opposite of douter (to doubt), which is exactly why it doesn't trigger the subjunctive.
Why is there a ne before vend but no pas?
How does the word order work with aucune here?