疑います（うたがいます、utagaimasu）
- to doubt

The Japanese verb 疑います 疑います means "to suspect," "to doubt," "to question," or "to mistrust." It implies a feeling that something is not true, honest, or reliable. It suggests a lack of belief in something or someone. The act of 疑います 疑います involves considering the possibility that something is false or that someone is not telling the truth. The level of certainty in the doubt can vary.

⚫︎ 彼を疑います Translation: I suspect him. ⚫︎ 彼の話は本当だと疑います Translation: I doubt that his story is true. ⚫︎ その情報を疑います Translation: I question that information.

⚫︎ 疑います 疑います is used when you have a feeling of doubt or suspicion about something. ⚫︎ You can use it when you are not sure if something is true or if someone is trustworthy. ⚫︎ It is often used in situations where you have reason to believe that something may be wrong, deceptive, or false. ⚫︎ Be mindful of the context; the degree of doubt can vary. It is used in both formal and informal situations, though the choice of words might change.

⚫︎ The word is typically written as 疑います in kanji and hiragana. ⚫︎ The kanji is 疑. ⚫︎ The hiragana reading is うたがいます. ⚫︎ The okurigana (the hiragana after the kanji) is います. ⚫︎ You might also see related forms like: ⚫︎ 疑う (utagau - to doubt/suspect - plain form) ⚫︎ 疑った (utagatta - doubted/suspected - past tense) ⚫︎ 疑わない (utagawanai - does not doubt/suspect - negative) ⚫︎ 疑わしい (utagawashii - doubtful, suspicious - adjective)

⚫︎ 怪しむ (ayashimu - to suspect, to regard with suspicion) ⚫︎ 訝しむ (i-gashimu - to suspect, to feel doubtful) ⚫︎ 不審に思う (fushin ni omou - to feel suspicious) ⚫︎ 疑念を持つ (ginen o motsu - to have doubts)

⚫︎ 信じる (shinjiru - to believe) ⚫︎ 信用する (shinyou suru - to trust) ⚫︎ 確信する (kakushin suru - to be convinced)

彼は犯人だと疑います。 ・Translation: I suspect he is the culprit. ・Explanation: The speaker is expressing doubt about someone's innocence and believes they are the criminal.

その情報源を疑います。それは信頼できません。 ・Translation: I doubt that information source. It's not reliable. ・Explanation: The speaker expresses their lack of trust in the information source, highlighting its unreliability.

The kanji 疑 (gi) comes from a combination of the radical 匕 (hi, meaning "spoon" or "to compare") and 矣 (i, meaning "already" or "finished"). This combination historically carried the nuance of "to consider," "to compare," and thus, "to doubt." The verb form 疑います 疑います (utagaimasu) comes from the verb 疑う (utagau), which means "to doubt."