Learn Spanish (Latin America): El niño mueve la silla en la sala. - The boy moves the chair in the living room.

El niño mueve la silla en la sala.

The boy moves the chair in the living room.

Breakdown of El niño mueve la silla en la sala.

Questions & Answers about El niño mueve la silla en la sala.

Why is the verb spelled mueve instead of "move"?

The dictionary form of "to move" is mover. However, it is a stem-changing verb. In the present tense, the o in the middle changes to ue for most forms, including the "he/she/it" form used for el niño. That makes it mueve.

Does the o in mover change to ue for every person?

Not for all of them! Stem-changing verbs like mover change in all present tense forms except for nosotros (we) and vosotros (you all). So while "he moves" is mueve, "we move" keeps the original vowel and becomes movemos.

Can I use mueve to say someone is moving to a new house?

No, mover is only used for physically moving an object, like la silla (the chair), or moving a part of your body. To say you are moving to a new house or city, you must use a different verb: mudarse.

Why isn't there a "personal a" before la silla?

You only need to use the "personal a" when the object receiving the action is a specific person or a beloved pet. Since la silla (the chair) is just an inanimate object, you don't use the "a" here.