Breakdown of No tengo dudas al respecto.
tener
to have
no
no
la duda
the doubt
al respecto
about it; on the matter
Questions & Answers about No tengo dudas al respecto.
Why is it no tengo and not soy or estoy?
Because Spanish expresses having doubts with the verb tener: tener dudas.
So:
- Tengo dudas = I have doubts
- No tengo dudas = I have no doubts / I don’t have any doubts
Using ser or estar here would sound unnatural, because in Spanish you normally do not say I am doubts or I am doubtful in the same structure.
If you wanted a different wording, you could say:
- No dudo = I don’t doubt it
- Estoy seguro/a = I’m sure
Why is dudas plural?
In Spanish, tener dudas is very commonly used in the plural, even when English might say to have doubt in a more general sense.
So:
- Tengo dudas = I have doubts
- No tengo dudas = I have no doubts
The singular also exists:
- No tengo ninguna duda = I don’t have any doubt / I have no doubt
Both are correct, but no tengo dudas is a very natural general statement.
What does al respecto mean exactly?