¿sigue disponible?
/ˈsiɡe dispoˈnible/word by word
In Spanish, "is this still available?" is expressed as ¿sigue disponible?
Other ways to inquire include asking ¿Todavía está a la venta? (Is it still for sale?), ¿Sigue en existencia? (to inquire about the continued existence or availability of a product) or ¿Todavía lo vendes? (which uses the verb "to sell" to express availability).
Which one should you use?
While ¿Está disponible? asks if an item is available, ¿sigue disponible? specifically asks if it is *still* available, implying the item has been listed for some time. For a more direct approach among peers, you can use the informal ¿Todavía lo tienes? (Do you still have it?).
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase ¿sigue disponible? uses the third-person singular form of seguir to refer to the item being sold. To be more precise, you can add the specific noun for the item after the phrase, such as in ¿Sigue disponible el artículo? (Is the article still available?).
How do you pronounce it?
/ˈsiɡe dispoˈnible/
Did you know?
- In certain Latin American countries, you might hear people ask ¿Sigue en pie? when inquiring about the availability of an offer or an agreement, which literally translates to 'Is it still standing?'
- If you are messaging a stranger on a marketplace app, it is much more common in many Spanish-speaking cultures to start with a greeting like Hola, buenas tardes before asking ¿sigue disponible?, rather than jumping straight to the question.
- The word disponible shares a common ancestor with the English word 'dispose', as both stem from the Latin 'disponere', which means 'to arrange' or 'to put in order'.
Examples in context
- ¿Aún está disponible este producto?Is this product still available?
- Oye, ¿todavía tienes la bicicleta en venta?Hey, do you still have the bike for sale?
- No, lo siento. Ya la vendí la semana pasada.No, I'm sorry. I already sold it last week.
- Hola, me gustaría saber si el apartamento todavía está disponible para alquilar.Hello, I would like to know if the apartment is still available to rent.
Sources
- IPA marked “word by word” joins the Wiktionary pronunciations of each word (sigue, disponible) and can differ in connected speech.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries disponible, CC BY-SA 4.0.
