me mudé
/me mude/from spelling rules
In Spanish, the phrase to say "I moved" is me mudé.
This phrase is used to say that you have changed the place where you live. While there are other ways to express this, such as Me cambié de residencia or Me mudé de residencia, me mudé is the standard way to state you have moved house.
Which one should you use?
The phrase me mudé is used specifically for changing your home. If you use the form mudé without the reflexive pronoun me, you would typically be saying that you moved an object rather than moving your residence.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase uses the reflexive pronoun me because the verb mudarse is the reflexive form used specifically for changing one's residence.
Did you know?
- While me mudé means 'I moved house', the base verb mudar also means 'to molt' or 'to shed', like a snake changing its skin.
- In some Spanish-speaking cultures, it is a common custom to bring a gift, such as a plant or a bottle of wine, to a mudanza party to welcome someone to their new home.
- In some Latin American countries, the word mudanza is used to describe the actual furniture and belongings being transported, not just the act of moving.
Examples in context
- Me mudé aquí ayer.I moved here yesterday.This sentence is useful for stating when you moved to a specific location using me mudé.Tatoeba #1236614 by Shishir, translation #1236290 by fengli
- Me mudé.I moved.This sentence is a simple way to state the fact that you moved using me mudé.Tatoeba #6686444 by arh, translation #5828617 by CK
- En octubre hará tres años que me mudé a Boston.I moved to Boston in October three years ago.This sentence is useful for expressing how long it has been since you moved using me mudé.Tatoeba #10284315 by manufrutos, translation #10282175 by CK
- ¡Hola! Me mudé a este barrio hace dos meses. ¡Estoy encantado de conocerlos!Hello! I moved to this neighborhood two months ago. I'm delighted to meet you!
- ¿Sabías que me cambié de casa? ¡Ahora tengo un jardín más grande!Did you know that I moved houses? Now I have a bigger garden!
- Quería informarles que me mudé de residencia y que mi nueva dirección es Calle Principal, número 123.I wanted to inform you that I moved residences and my new address is Main Street, number 123.
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Example conversation
Two friends are catching up at a coffee shop.
- ElenaHola Javier, ¿sabes que me mudé de casa?Hi Javier, do you know that I moved house?
- Javier¡En serio! ¿A qué barrio te mudaste, Elena?Really! To which neighborhood did you move, Elena?
- ElenaMe mudé al centro para estar cerca del trabajo.I moved downtown to be near work.
- JavierQué bueno, es una zona muy bonita.That's great, it's a very beautiful area.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
