How to Say "to budge" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “to budge” is “movernos” — A2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
English → SpanishA2
verbA2
when refusing to change position
Examples
Necesitamos movernos para ver mejor el concierto.
We need to move to see the concert better.
Es difícil movernos con tantas maletas.
It's hard for us to move with so many suitcases.
The 'nos' at the end
The word 'nos' at the end of the verb means 'us' or 'ourselves.' In Spanish, when we use a 'to' form of a verb (the infinitive), we glue these pronouns directly to the end.
Stem-changing verb
The base verb 'mover' changes its 'o' to 'ue' in most present tense forms, but it stays as 'o' in the 'nosotros' (we) forms, like 'movernos' and 'nos movemos'.
Saying 'mover nos'
Mistake: “No podemos mover nos.”
Correction: No podemos movernos.
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