Mudar vs. mudarse

Question

What is the difference between mudar and mudarse?

Can somebody give me a very basic idea of how the two translate into English without getting me bogged down in grammatical terms? I'll go back and study it, I just want to try and grasp the difference.

I know that this has something to do with reflexive verbs. I have just spent so much time reading up on reflexive verbs that I am even more lost!

Thanks in advance

hi ada, I hope you had a good time talking with the guys on skype:) sorry, I was very busy. - 00494d19, Nov 29, 2011

I did! I had a hard time falling asleep my brain was so 'Spanishified' - Ada-S, Nov 29, 2011

Answer 1

HI ada, mudar is actually seldom used in any other but a reflexive way, with the "se".

Mudarse means to change house, apartmen, clothes etc

Voy a mudarme a Valencia. I am moving to Valencia .

Me voy a mudar de camisa. I am going to put on another shirt.

You can of course use it as mover, which is to move something, but this is very unusual, I don't know about other countries.

We would not say: voy a mudar esta silla, but voy a mover esta silla.

This may be regional.

I agree. - Rey_Mysterio, Nov 29, 2011

Answer 2

Me mudé a la ciudad de México hace dos semanas. I moved to Mexico City two weeks ago.

I can't think of anything at the moment for mudar.

perfecto example:) - 00494d19, Nov 29, 2011