cambiarle

to change (something) for him, her, you (formal)

→ cambiar

cambi change + ar Infinitive + le 3rd-person singular indirect object

verb Rare #41,967

to change (something) for him, her, you (formal) Includes the indirect object pronoun “le” (= to/for him, her, or you formal). Often used with the thing being changed and the person it’s changed for.

SP: Voy a cambiarle la batería al reloj.

EN: I’m going to change the watch’s battery.

Conjugation of cambiar

	Singular	Plural
First	cambiarme	—

cambiar cambiarlo cambiarse cambiartecambiarle

Indicative past

	Singular	Plural
First	cambié	cambiamos
Second	cambiaste	—
Third	cambió	cambiaron

Indicative present

	Singular	Plural
First	cambio	cambiamos
Second	cambias	—
Third	cambia	cambian

Subjunctive present

	Singular	Plural
First	cambio	cambiamos
Second	cambias	—
Third	cambia	cambian

Imperative

	Singular	Plural
First	—	cambiemos
Second	cambia	—
Third	cambie	cambien

Indicative future

	Singular	Plural
First	cambiaré	cambiaremos
Second	cambiarás	—
Third	cambiará	cambiarán

Subjunctive future

	Singular	Plural
First	cambiaré	cambiaremos
Second	cambiarás	—
Third	cambiará	cambiarán

Past

cambiado

Present

cambiando

Conditional

	Singular	Plural
First	cambiaría	—
Third	cambiaría	—

Subjunctive

	Singular	Plural
Second	cambies	—

Subjunctive imperfect

	Singular	Plural
First	cambiaba	—
Third	cambiaba	—

cambiara

Indicative imperfect

	Singular	Plural
First	cambiaba	—
Third	cambiaba	—

Había salido a cambiarle el agua al canario.

He had gone out to change the canary's water.

— Masacre (Ven y mira) (1985)

Tengo uno viejo, voy a cambiarle la fecha.

I have an old one, I'm going to change the date on it.

— Los cuatrocientos golpes (1959)

Voy a cambiarle las baterías cuando regrese.

I’m going to change the batteries for him/her when I get back.

— Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

Pero hasta este año no hemos podido cambiarle de apellido.

But we haven't been able to change his last name until this year.

— Un lugar en ninguna parte (1988)

Tengo que cambiarle las pilas a la radio.

I need to change the batteries in the radio.