¿Tienes un cargador?
In Spanish, "do you have a charger?" is said as ¿Tienes un cargador?
This phrase is used to ask if someone possesses a device used to recharge a battery. You can use the word adaptador or the phrase cable de carga instead of cargador to refer to the charger.
Which one should you use?
When asking for any charger, use un cargador. If you are referring to a specific charger that has already been mentioned in conversation, use el cargador.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Spain, you might say ¿Tienes un cargador para enchufar el móvil?, while in Mexico, you can say ¿Tienes un cargador para cargar mi celular?
How does it change in a sentence?
The default form ¿Tienes un cargador? uses the tú conjugation, which is appropriate for friends, family or people your own age. To be polite when speaking to a stranger, an elder or in a formal setting, use the formal version ¿Tiene un cargador? or ¿Tiene usted un cargador?
Did you know?
- The word cargador shares the same root as the English word 'cargo'. Both come from the Latin verb 'carricare', which originally meant to load a wagon.
- The verb cargar used in cargador has a versatile meaning and can also be used to describe the act of loading a gun or charging a price for a service.
- In a technical shop, a staff member might distinguish the power brick from the overall cargador by calling that specific part the cubo, meaning 'cube'.
Examples in context
- ¿Tienes un cargador para el teléfono?Do you have a charger for the phone?
- ¿Tienes un cargador para mi iPhone?Do you have a charger for my iPhone?
Example conversation
Daniel and Lucía are at a café and Daniel's phone is dying.
- DanielLucía, ¿tienes un cargador?Lucía, do you have a charger?
- LucíaSí, tengo uno en mi mochila.Yes, I have one in my backpack.
- Daniel¡Qué suerte! Mi batería está al uno por ciento.How lucky! My battery is at one percent.
- LucíaTómalo, Daniel, aquí tienes.Take it, Daniel, here you go.
