How to Say "shakes" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “shakes” is “mueve” — A1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
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Vibrating
Examples
Mi hermano siempre mueve los muebles de sitio.
My brother always moves the furniture around.
Ella mueve la cabeza para decir que no.
She moves her head to say no.
¡Mueve esa caja, por favor! Está en el camino.
Move that box, please! It's in the way.
The 'O to UE' Change
In the present tenses, the 'o' in the middle of the verb changes to 'ue' (mOve > mUEve). This change happens everywhere EXCEPT the 'nosotros' and 'vosotros' forms.
Forgetting the Stem Change
Mistake: “Él mova la mesa.”
Correction: Él mueve la mesa. (Remember that 'o' changes to 'ue' in this form.)
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