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[–] pepperonisalami@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's because "打火機" is a noun, direct translation would be "the fire striking machine" which means the lighter. So the sentence is a shorthand to ask whether they have a lighter.

[–] Hegar@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Oh, that's great to know! I'd got the impression that 打 was being used as a verb in the sense of use/make/play with 火機 as the object. Thanks!