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Muovo il tavolo verso la finestra.

Muovo il tavolo verso la finestra.
I move the table toward the window.
From Lesson 126:Reflexive imperatives (alzati)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Muovo il tavolo verso la finestra.

Can I use the verb muovere to say "I am moving to a new house"?
No, muovere is only used for moving a physical object (like a table) or moving a part of your body. If you want to talk about moving your residence to a new house or city, you must use a different verb, such as trasferirsi or traslocare.
Is there a difference between il tavolo and la tavola?
Yes! Il tavolo (masculine) refers to the piece of furniture itself—like a desk, a work table, or an empty dining table. La tavola (feminine) refers specifically to a table that has been set for a meal. Since the speaker is just sliding a piece of furniture across the room here, il tavolo is the correct word.
Why are verso and la kept as two separate words? Don't prepositions usually combine with the article?
Only a specific set of simple prepositions (like di, a, da, in, and su) merge with definite articles to form single words like alla or nella. The preposition verso (toward) does not follow this rule. It never merges with the article, so you will always write it as two separate words: verso la, verso il, etc.
Can I use verso to talk about time as well as physical direction?
Yes, you can! While in this sentence verso shows physical direction ("toward the window"), it is also very commonly used with time to mean "around" or "towards." For example, if you say verso le otto, it means "around eight o'clock."

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