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movernos

mo-BER-nosmoˈβernos

“movernos” means “to move” in Spanish. It has 2 different meanings depending on context:

to move, to move ourselves

Also: to budge
VerbA2irregular (stem-changing o to ue) er
A group of happy people walking together along a winding path in a green field.
gerundmoviéndonos
past Participlemovido
infinitivemoverse

📝 In Action

Necesitamos movernos para ver mejor el concierto.

A1

We need to move to see the concert better.

Es difícil movernos con tantas maletas.

A2

It's hard for us to move with so many suitcases.

Word Connections

Synonyms

  • trasladarnos (to relocate ourselves)
  • desplazarnos (to travel/move across a distance)

Antonyms

  • quedarnos (to stay/remain)
  • detenernos (to stop)

Common Collocations

  • poder movernos – to be able to move
  • sin movernos – without moving

to get moving, to get a move on

Also: to network
VerbB1irregular (stem-changing o to ue) er
A person tied their shoelaces and is stepping forward with energy to start a journey.
gerundmoviéndonos
past Participlemovido
infinitivemoverse

📝 In Action

Si queremos el contrato, tenemos que movernos rápido.

B1

If we want the contract, we have to get moving fast.

Word Connections

Synonyms

  • activarnos (to get active)
  • espabilarnos (to wake up/get sharp)

Antonyms

  • paralizarnos (to freeze/become paralyzed)

Common Collocations

  • movernos por influencias – to move through influential circles

Subjunctive

Imperfect Subjunctive

yome moviera
túte movieras
él/ella/ustedse moviera
nosotrosnos moviéramos
vosotrosos movierais
ellos/ellas/ustedesse movieran

Present Subjunctive

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

Indicative

Preterite

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

Imperfect

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

Present

yome muevo
túte mueves
él/ella/ustedse mueve
nosotrosnos movemos
vosotrosos movéis
ellos/ellas/ustedesse mueven
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Words that translate to "movernos" in Spanish:

to budge→to move→to network→

✏️ Quick Practice

Quick Quiz: movernos

Question 1 of 1

Which of these is the correct way to say 'We need to move' (physically)?

📚 More Resources

👥 Word Family▼
movimiento(movement) — Noun
mueble(piece of furniture (something movable)) — Noun
motor(motor/engine) — Noun
🎵 Rhymes▼
📚 Etymology▼

From the Spanish verb 'mover' (derived from Latin 'movere', meaning to set in motion) combined with the reflexive pronoun 'nos' (from Latin 'nos', meaning us).

First recorded: 12th century (base verb)

Cognates (Related words)

English: moveFrench: mouvoir

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Frequently Asked Questions

Why isn't it 'muevernos'?

Even though 'mover' changes its 'o' to 'ue' in forms like 'muevo' or 'mueves', the 'nosotros' form and the original infinitive 'mover' always keep the 'o'. This is a consistent rule for 'o to ue' verbs in Spanish!

Can I say 'nos mover' instead?

Only if there is another conjugated verb before it. For example, 'Nos queremos mover' is fine, but 'Movernos' is the only correct way if the verb stands alone or follows another verb directly like 'Necesitamos movernos'.