anduvo

Anduvo is the third-person singular form of the Spanish verb andar in the preterite tense. It indicates that someone or something walked, moved, or operated in the past. Andar is irregular in the preterite, with the stem changing to anduv- across most forms, yielding anduve, anduviste, anduvo, anduvimos, anduvisteis, anduvieron.

In terms of usage, anduvo can refer to physical movement, as in Ayer Juan anduvo por el barrio. It can also describe that something functioned or operated in the past, such as El reloj no anduvo ayer or La máquina anduvo bien durante la prueba. Additionally, it may appear in narrative or descriptive contexts to convey that a process or situation progressed, for example La reunión anduvo sin problemas.

The sense of andarse with referring to movement is inseparable from its broader set of meanings for andar, including locomotion, handling of objects, or general functioning. The form anduvo is fixed to third-person singular subjects (él, ella, usted) and is part of a larger paradigm that shares the anduv- stem with its other preterite forms.

Notes and related forms: the full preterite conjugation is yo anduve, tú anduviste, él/ella/usted anduvo, nosotros anduvimos, vosotros anduvisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes anduvieron. Andar also has imperfect (andaba), future (andaré, andarás, etc.) and other compound tenses in conjunction with haber. Observing anduvo in context helps distinguish between movement, functioning, and progress in past narratives.