mueve

Mueve is the present indicative form of the Spanish verb mover, meaning to move. It corresponds to the third-person singular (él/ella) as well as the formal second-person singular (usted) and translates to “he moves,” “she moves,” or “you move” in formal address.

Origin and conjugation: Mover derives from Latin movēre. In contemporary Spanish, mover is a stem-changing verb in the present tense. The full present-tense paradigm is: yo muevo, tú mueves, él/ella/usted mueve, nosotros movemos, vosotros movéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes mueven. The form mueve specifically is used for third person singular and for usted.

Usage and nuances: Mueve is used to describe causing change of position or initiating action. Examples include “Él mueve la mesa” (He moves the table) or “Usted mueve la palanca” (You move the lever). The verb can appear in various tenses and constructions, such as compound forms with haber (ha movido) to indicate that something has been moved, or with se in the reflexive form mover(se) to denote moving oneself in certain contexts.

Related forms and terminology: The infinitive is mover; the noun related to the action is movimiento. The reflexive variant mover(se) means to move oneself. Related verbs such as desplazar and trasladar convey similar notions of moving or relocating, though with different nuance.

Pronunciation: In standard Spanish, mueve is pronounced roughly as [ˈmwe βe], with a bilabial or bilabial-fricative sound between vowels.