¿Tienes el encendedor?

Tienes is the second person singular form of the verb tener (to have) in the present tense.

• yo tengo = I have
• tú tienes = you have
• él/ella tiene = he/she has

So ¿Tienes el encendedor? uses the tú form and is speaking to one person informally.

In Spanish, subject pronouns are often left out because the verb ending already shows who the subject is.

• ¿Tienes el encendedor? = perfectly normal
• ¿Tú tienes el encendedor? = also possible, but tú adds emphasis or contrast

You might include tú if you want to stress you, for example:

• ¿Tú tienes el encendedor, o lo tiene Ana?

Spanish does not normally use an auxiliary verb like English do to form questions.

English:

• You have the lighter.
• Do you have the lighter?

Spanish:

• Tienes el encendedor.
• ¿Tienes el encendedor?

The question is shown mainly by:

• the question marks
• the intonation
• the context

El encendedor means the lighter, while un encendedor means a lighter.

Using el suggests a specific lighter, probably one both speakers know about or can see.

• ¿Tienes el encendedor? = Do you have the lighter?
• ¿Tienes un encendedor? = Do you have a lighter?

So the article changes the meaning quite a bit.

Encendedor means lighter. It comes from the idea of something used to light or ignite.

A useful note for Spain: in everyday speech, many people very commonly say mechero for lighter.
So in Spain, you will often hear:

• ¿Tienes un mechero?

That said, encendedor is still correct and understood.

Yes, it is correct and natural. However, in much of Spain, mechero is often more common in casual conversation than encendedor.

So both are fine, but these may feel slightly different in practice:

• ¿Tienes el encendedor? = correct, clear
• ¿Tienes el mechero? = often more everyday in Spain

Spanish uses two question marks:

• ¿ at the beginning
• ? at the end

So:

• ¿Tienes el encendedor?

This helps the reader know from the start that the sentence is a question.

The same happens with exclamations:

• ¡Qué bien!

Yes, Spanish word order is more flexible than English word order, but the most neutral version here is:

• ¿Tienes el encendedor?

You may also hear:

• ¿Tú tienes el encendedor? — with emphasis on you
• ¿El encendedor lo tienes? — more marked, often for contrast or emphasis

For a learner, the basic pattern ¿Tienes + noun? is the safest and most useful.

Use the usted form instead of the tú form:

• ¿Tiene el encendedor?

Here, tiene is the form used for usted.

So:

• ¿Tienes el encendedor? = informal, talking to one person you address as tú
• ¿Tiene el encendedor? = formal, polite

In Spain, tú is very common in everyday situations, but usted is still used in more formal or respectful contexts.

Some common answers are:

• Sí, lo tengo. = Yes, I have it.
• No, no lo tengo. = No, I don’t have it.
• Sí, aquí está. = Yes, here it is.
• Toma. = Here you go.
• Sí, aquí tienes. = Here you are.

In lo tengo, lo stands for el encendedor.

Because object pronouns usually go before a conjugated verb in Spanish.

So:

• Lo tengo. = I have it.

Not:

• Tengo lo.

Since encendedor is a masculine singular noun, the pronoun is lo.

A helpful approximate pronunciation is:

• en-sen-de-DOR

The stress falls on the last syllable: -dor.

A few pronunciation notes:

• c before e in Spain is often pronounced like the th in thin, so many speakers in Spain say something like en-then-de-DOR
• in much of Latin America, it is usually more like an s sound

So both of these are normal depending on accent:

• Spain pronunciation: en-then-de-DOR
• Latin American pronunciation: en-sen-de-DOR

Yes. In English, Do you have the lighter? and Have you got the lighter? are both natural translations depending on the variety of English.

Spanish uses the same sentence:

• ¿Tienes el encendedor?

So the Spanish does not change just because English offers more than one natural way to say it.