What does 'tienes en que ir?'

Question

I know tienes que ir means 'you have to go'. What does this statement above mean? Here is the full context of the conversation :

"tienes que ir a verla y hacemos el negocio. vivo a 25 minutos de pucon. (Pucon-Curarrehue) tienes en que ir?"

This is chilean spanish, btw. Thanks.

Welcome to SpanishDict. Spanish is Spanish. - rac1, Mar 12, 2017

Answer 1

Do you have something to go in? i,e., Do you have some transportation?

I have never seen the word 'en' used in this way before, Dani . Do you happen to know if this is peculiar to Chile, please? - FELIZ77, Mar 14, 2017

I don't know if it's peculiar to Chile or not. It is correct Spanish, but not common. I would usually say "¿Tienes carro? o ¿Tienes transporte" o muy "espanglés" "¿Tienes raite?" (ride) - Daniela2041, Mar 14, 2017

Answer 2

Hello I'm from Mexico City, if you're strict, the only possible translation for "¿Tienes en que ir? is: "Do you have something to go in?" or "Have you got something to go in?" because as you said, in Spanish there is also a clear distinction and the idea in question "What do you have to go in" is translated as: "¿En qué te vas a ir?"

Gracias RainSan. - jellonz, Mar 14, 2017

Answer 3

Yesterday I was unsure if "¿Tienes en que ir?" would translate to "Do you have something to go in?" or "What do you have to go in?"

Today I still don't know as both alternatives have been offered by native speakers. Can it translate to either? In English there is a clear distinction.

See my comment on Feliz's comment under my answer. :) - Daniela2041, Mar 14, 2017

Answer 4

I'm Chilean, but that doesn't matter to the answer.

Tienes en qué ir refers to saying are you coming by bus or car?
It's basically implying what mean of transport you'll use.

Answer 5

Do you have any means of transportation ?