• Basic forms
• 動く — to move / base form
• 動きます — polite / I move / masu form
• 動いた — past / moved / ta form
• 動いて — te-form / move (and …) / linking or request
• 動かない — negative / don’t move / negative form
• 動けば — if (it) moves / conditional
• 動け — move! / imperative
• Other common forms
• 動きたい — want to move / 〜たい form
• 動ける — can move / be able to move / potential
• 動かなかった — didn’t move / past negative
• More
• 動こう — let’s move / 〜よう form
• 動いている — moving / in motion / progressive / state

動く (うごく) is a godan (う-verb) meaning “to move” or “to operate.” It’s commonly used for both physical movement and functional operation — for example, 車が動く (“the car moves”) or スイッチを入れると動く (“it works when you turn on the switch”).