Inklingo

moveos

mo-BE-os/moˈβeos/

moveos means move (yourselves) in Spanish (telling a group to change position).

move (yourselves)

Also: get moving, get out of the way
VerbB1irregular erinformal
SpainLatin America
A group of colorful people dancing and jumping together in a bright space.
gerundmoviéndose
past Participlemovido
infinitivemoverse

📝 In Action

¡Moveos un poco a la derecha para la foto!

B1

Move a little to the right for the photo!

Chicos, moveos, que el autobús se va ya.

B1

Guys, get moving, the bus is leaving now.

Si no os moveos, no podré limpiar el suelo.

B2

If you don't move (yourselves), I won't be able to clean the floor.

Word Connections

Synonyms

  • desplazaos (displace/move yourselves)
  • daos prisa (hurry up)

Antonyms

  • quedaos (stay/remain)
  • deteneos (stop yourselves)

Common Collocations

  • ¡Venga, moveos!Come on, get moving!
  • moveos de ahímove from there

🔄 Conjugations

subjunctive

imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedesse movieran
yome moviera
te movieras
vosotrosos movierais
nosotrosnos moviéramos
él/ella/ustedme moviera

present

ellos/ellas/ustedesse muevan
yome mueva
te muevas
vosotrosos mováis
nosotrosnos movamos
él/ella/ustedse mueva

indicative

preterite

ellos/ellas/ustedesse movieron
yome moví
te moviste
vosotrosos movisteis
nosotrosnos movimos
él/ella/ustedse movió

imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedesse movían
yome movía
te movías
vosotrosos movíais
nosotrosnos movíamos
él/ella/ustedse movía

present

ellos/ellas/ustedesse mueven
yome muevo
te mueves
vosotrosos movéis
nosotrosnos movemos
él/ella/ustedse mueve

✏️ Quick Practice

Quick Quiz: moveos

Question 1 of 1

What happens to the 'd' in the command 'moved' when you add the pronoun 'os'?

📚 More Resources

👥 Word Family
mover(to move)Verb
movimiento(movement)Noun
móvil(mobile/cell phone)Adjective
🎵 Rhymes
📚 Etymology

From the Latin 'movēre', which means to set in motion. The 'os' ending is the Spanish pronoun for 'yourselves' used in Spain.

First recorded: 12th century

Cognates (Related words)

English: moveFrench: mouvoir

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is 'moveos' used in Mexico?

Not really. In Mexico and most of Latin America, people use 'muévanse' to tell a group of people to move.

Is 'moveos' formal or informal?

It is informal. Use it with friends, family, or children in Spain. If you were being very formal, you would say 'muévanse'.