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irielco1
Dec 22, 2012, 06:55 AM
Hi,
I want to get a tattoo saying "I doubt", but in Latin.
Anyone can give me the exact translation for it? Don't want to tattoo a mistake...
Thanks in advance!

taxesforaliens
Dec 22, 2012, 08:18 PM
It's
Dubito

irielco1
Dec 23, 2012, 01:07 PM
it's
dubito

Thank you very much for your reply.

But if I may:

I'm looking for a way to say "I doubt" in two words. I know it may not be possible, but could you please tell me if "Ego dobitem" is also correct?

And I know the meaning is a little bit different, but is "de omnibus dubitandum" (doubt everything) is also a correct sentence?

Thanks a lot in advance.

taxesforaliens
Dec 24, 2012, 10:38 PM
Dubitem is conjunctive, so the meaning is different.
You could use "ego dubito" as in "ego dubito ergo sum" for example
De omnibus dubitandum is okay too, it's from Karl Marx "be suspicious of everything, doubt everything"