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"muerda" is the third person singular present subjunctive of the verb morder. View conjugation.

morder

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to bite

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morder
transitive verb
1to bite (con los dientes)
2to eat into (gastar)
3to buy off (informal) (sobornar) (Carib, Mexican Spanish)
intransitive verb
4to bite
  • salúdala, que no muerde (informal) -> you can say hello to her, she doesn't bite
  • está que muerde (informal) -> he's hopping mad
morderse
pronomial verb
also:
  • morderse la lengua/las uñas -> to bite one's tongue/nails

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morder [mor-derr’]
article & verb transitive
1To bite, to seize with the teeth, to nip (pinchar).
2To be sharp or pungent to the taste; to make rough to the touch.
3To seize or stick fast one thing in another.
4To bite, to gnaw, to wear away gradually.
5To nip, to carp at, to taunt, to nibble (mordisquear), to find fault with, to satirize. (Metaphorical)
6To gossip (denigrar).
7To recognize (reconocer).
  • No morderse los labios -> (coll.) to speak one’s opinions frankly and openly
  • Morderse la lengua -> to refrain from saying what one is tempted to say
verb neuter
8To bite. (n)
  • Estoy que muerdo -> I'm simply furious
- (Yo muerdo, yo muerda, from Morder. V. MOVER.

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morder
verbo:transitivo
1 (con los dientes) to bite
2 (corroer) (Química) to corrode; eat away; [+recursos] to eat into;
3 (Mecánica) [+embrague] to catch
4 (Centroamérica) (México) (exigir soborno) to take a bribe from
5 (México) (estafar) to cheat
6 (familiar) (denigrar) to gossip about; run down
7 (muy_familiar) (reconocer) to recognize
verbo:intransitivo
to bite
está que muerde he's hopping mad
estoy que muerdo
verbo:pronominal
morderse to bite
morderse las uñas to bite one's nails
Generalmente cuando los niños están en edad escolar, comienza a [morderse las uñas.]
morderse la lengua to bite one's tongue

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Verb Conjugation for "morder"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo muerdo mordí mordía morderé muerda
Tú muerdes mordiste mordías morderás muerdas
Ella/Él/Usted muerde mordió mordía morderá muerda
Nosotros mordemos mordimos mordíamos morderemos mordamos
Vosotros mordéis mordisteis mordíais morderéis mordáis
Ellos/Ustedes muerden mordieron mordían morderán muerdan
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