How to Say “Drop Off the Car” in Spanish

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dejar el coche
/dexaɾ el kot͡ʃe/from spelling rules
To drop off the car in Spanish, use dejar el coche.
This phrase is used when you are leaving a vehicle at a specific location, such as a rental agency or a repair shop. The verb dejar can mean both 'to leave something behind' and 'to drop something off' depending on the context of your sentence.

Is it said differently in some regions?

In Mexico, it is common to use Entregar el vehículo or Devolver el carro. Across many other parts of Latin America, you will often hear dejar el auto instead of using coche.

How does it change in a sentence?

To express this in the past tense, you can say dejé el coche to mean 'I dropped off the car' or dejó el coche to mean 'he/she dropped off the car'.

How do you pronounce it?

/dexaɾ el kotʃe/

Did you know?

  • The word coche is a relative of the English word 'coach'. It originally comes from the name of Kocs, a Hungarian village that manufactured horse-drawn vehicles with innovative suspension systems in the 15th century.

Examples in context

  • Quiero entregar el vehículo en el aeropuerto.
    I want to drop off the car at the airport.
  • Hola, quisiera entregar el auto en la oficina central de la compañía de alquiler.
    Hello, I would like to drop off the car at the rental company's main office.
  • ¿Dónde puedo devolver el vehículo que renté?
    Where can I drop off the car I rented?
  • Voy a dejar el carro en casa y luego nos encontramos.
    I will drop off the car at home and then we'll meet.
  • ¿Dónde quieres que entregue el auto?
    Where do you want me to drop off the car?
  • Tengo que dejar el coche en el taller.
    I have to drop off the car at the repair shop.
  • ¿Dónde puedo dejar el coche de alquiler?
    Where can I drop off the rental car?
  • Ella va a dejar el coche en la agencia.
    She is going to drop off the car at the agency.

Example conversation

Mateo and Sofía are discussing logistics for a trip.

  1. Sofía

    Mateo, ¿puedes dejar el coche en el aeropuerto?
    Mateo, can you drop off the car at the airport?
  2. Mateo

    Sí, yo puedo dejar el coche allí.
    Yes, I can drop off the car there.
  3. Sofía

    Perfecto, gracias por ayudarme.
    Perfect, thanks for helping me.
  4. Mateo

    No hay problema, Sofía.
    No problem, Sofía.

Sources

  • IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
  • Word origins: Wiktionary entries coche, dejar, el, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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