Spanish Phrase
¿Puedes revisar tu carpeta de spam?
Meaning
A polite request asking someone to look inside the spam (junk) folder of their email account, usually because a message might have been filtered there by mistake.
When to use
Use this sentence when you suspect an important email ended up in the recipient’s spam folder, such as after sending a job application, a password reset link, or a business proposal.
✦Grammar Breakdown
¿Puedesrevisartucarpetadespam?
Poder (present)
‘Puedes’ is the second‑person singular present of the verb *poder*, used to ask if someone is able to do something.
Infinitive after poder
When *poder* is followed by another verb, that verb stays in the infinitive (revisar).
Possessive adjective ‘tu’
‘tu’ (without accent) is the possessive adjective meaning ‘your’; do not confuse it with ‘tú’ (the subject pronoun).
Noun + de + noun
‘carpeta de spam’ is a noun phrase where *de* links the generic noun *carpeta* (folder) with the specific type *spam*.
🗨In Conversation
¿Puedes revisar tu carpeta de spam? No he recibido respuesta a mi mensaje.
Can you check your spam folder? I haven’t gotten a reply to my message.
¡Claro! Ah, aquí está. Lo acabo de leer.
Sure! Oh, here it is. I just read it.
✕Common Mistakes
¿Puedes revisas tu carpeta de spam?
After ‘puedes’, the second verb must stay in infinitive; use ‘revisar’, not ‘revisas’.
¿Puedes revisar tú carpeta de spam?
Use the possessive adjective ‘tu’ (your) not the subject pronoun ‘tú’.
¿Puedes revisar tu carpeta de spam folder?
Mixing English and Spanish in the same sentence sounds unnatural; keep the whole phrase in Spanish or use the loanword ‘spam’ only.
↔Alternatives
¿Podrías revisar tu carpeta de spam?
Could you check your spam folder?
¿Puedes mirar tu carpeta de spam?
Can you look at your spam folder?
Échale un vistazo a la carpeta de spam, por favor.
Please take a look at the spam folder.
Cultural Tip
In many Spanish‑speaking workplaces, it’s common to ask a colleague to verify the spam folder before assuming an email was lost. Remember to use the polite form *¿Podrías…?* if you’re speaking with a superior or someone you don’t know well. The word *spam* is a loanword and is pronounced as in English, but it’s often written in lowercase (spam) in Spanish texts.