servir

Inherited from Navarro-Aragonese servir, from Latin servīre.


servir

La veracitat que s’atorga a les enquestes d’opinió pot persuadir molta gent que la política i els polítics ja no serveixen per canviar les coses.

2019 September 18, Lluís Foix, “Negativisme desacomplexat”, in La Vanguardia:

The veracity granted to opinion polls can persuade many people that politics and politicians are no good anymore for changing things.

ca-verb

servir (first-person singular present serveixo, first-person singular preterite serví, past participle servit)

serveixo (first-person present singular)
serví (first-person preterite singular)
servit (participle past)
servir (infinitive)
servint (gerund)
servit (masculine participle past singular)
servida (feminine participle past singular)
servits (masculine participle past plural)
servides (feminine participle past plural)
serveixo (first-person indicative present singular)
serveixes (indicative present second-person singular)
serveix (indicative present singular third-person)
servim (first-person indicative plural present)
serviu (indicative plural present second-person)
serveixen (indicative plural present third-person)
servia (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
servies (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
servia (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
servíem (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
servíeu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
servien (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
serviré (first-person future indicative singular)
serviràs (future indicative second-person singular)
servirà (future indicative singular third-person)
servirem (first-person future indicative plural)
servireu (future indicative plural second-person)
serviran (future indicative plural third-person)
serví (first-person indicative preterite singular)
servires (indicative preterite second-person singular)
serví (indicative preterite singular third-person)
servírem (first-person indicative plural preterite)
servíreu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
serviren (indicative plural preterite third-person)
serviria (conditional first-person indicative singular)
serviries (conditional indicative second-person singular)
serviria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
serviríem (conditional first-person indicative plural)
serviríeu (conditional indicative plural second-person)
servirien (conditional indicative plural third-person)
serveixi (first-person present singular subjunctive)
serveixis (present second-person singular subjunctive)
serveixi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
servim (first-person plural present subjunctive)
serviu (plural present second-person subjunctive)
serveixin (plural present subjunctive third-person)
servís (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
servissis (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
servís (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
servíssim (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
servíssiu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
servissin (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
serveix (imperative second-person)
serveixi (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular)
servim (first-person imperative plural)
serviu (imperative plural second-person)
serveixin (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically)
no serveixis (imperative negative second-person)
no serveixi (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular)
no servim (first-person imperative negative plural)
no serviu (imperative negative plural second-person)
no serveixin (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically)

Inherited from Old Catalan servir, from Latin servīre.


servir

Je suis allée en France avec ma mère l’année dernière et le serveur nous a servi des escargots!

I went to France last year with my mother and the waiter served us escargots!

On vous a servie, madame?

to serve (to help in a shop; to bring a meal to someone)

(intransitive) to be useful, to be of use, come in handy [with à ‘to/for someone’]

(sports) to serve (start a point with service)

(sports) to set up (pass to, in order to give a scoring chance)

(reflexive) to help oneself, to serve oneself

(reflexive) to use, make use [with de ‘of something’]

servir (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
servant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
servi (participle past)
sers (first-person indicative present singular)
sers (indicative present second-person singular)
sert (indicative present singular third-person)
servons (first-person indicative plural present)
servez (indicative plural present second-person)
servent (indicative plural present third-person)
servais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
servais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
servait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
servions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
serviez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
servaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
servis (first-person historic indicative past singular)
servis (historic indicative past second-person singular)
servit (historic indicative past singular third-person)
servîmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
servîtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
servirent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
servirai (first-person future indicative singular)
serviras (future indicative second-person singular)
servira (future indicative singular third-person)
servirons (first-person future indicative plural)
servirez (future indicative plural second-person)
serviront (future indicative plural third-person)
servirais (conditional first-person singular)
servirais (conditional second-person singular)
servirait (conditional singular third-person)
servirions (conditional first-person plural)
serviriez (conditional plural second-person)
serviraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
serve (first-person present singular subjunctive)
serves (present second-person singular subjunctive)
serve (present singular subjunctive third-person)
servions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
serviez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
servent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
servisse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
servisses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
servît (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
servissions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
servissiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
servissent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
sers (imperative second-person singular)
servons (first-person imperative plural)
servez (imperative plural second-person)
se servir (infinitive reflexive)
s'être + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction reflexive)
se servant (gerund participle present reflexive)
ayant (gerund multiword-construction participle present reflexive)
étant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present reflexive)
servi (participle past reflexive)
me sers (first-person indicative present reflexive singular)
te sers (indicative present reflexive second-person singular)
se sert (indicative present reflexive singular third-person)
nous servons (first-person indicative plural present reflexive)
vous servez (indicative plural present reflexive second-person)
se servent (indicative plural present reflexive third-person)
me servais (first-person imperfect indicative reflexive singular)
te servais (imperfect indicative reflexive second-person singular)
se servait (imperfect indicative reflexive singular third-person)
nous servions (first-person imperfect indicative plural reflexive)
vous serviez (imperfect indicative plural reflexive second-person)
se servaient (imperfect indicative plural reflexive third-person)
me servis (first-person historic indicative past reflexive singular)
te servis (historic indicative past reflexive second-person singular)
se servit (historic indicative past reflexive singular third-person)
nous servîmes (first-person historic indicative past plural reflexive)
vous servîtes (historic indicative past plural reflexive second-person)
se servirent (historic indicative past plural reflexive third-person)
me servirai (first-person future indicative reflexive singular)
te serviras (future indicative reflexive second-person singular)
se servira (future indicative reflexive singular third-person)
nous servirons (first-person future indicative plural reflexive)
vous servirez (future indicative plural reflexive second-person)
se serviront (future indicative plural reflexive third-person)
me servirais (conditional first-person reflexive singular)
te servirais (conditional reflexive second-person singular)
se servirait (conditional reflexive singular third-person)
nous servirions (conditional first-person plural reflexive)
vous serviriez (conditional plural reflexive second-person)
se serviraient (conditional plural reflexive third-person)
future of s'être + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect reflexive)
conditional of s'être + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect reflexive)
me serve (first-person present reflexive singular subjunctive)
te serves (present reflexive second-person singular subjunctive)
se serve (present reflexive singular subjunctive third-person)
nous servions (first-person plural present reflexive subjunctive)
vous serviez (plural present reflexive second-person subjunctive)
se servent (plural present reflexive subjunctive third-person)
me servisse (first-person imperfect reflexive singular subjunctive)
te servisses (imperfect reflexive second-person singular subjunctive)
se servît (imperfect reflexive singular subjunctive third-person)
nous servissions (first-person imperfect plural reflexive subjunctive)
vous servissiez (imperfect plural reflexive second-person subjunctive)
se servissent (imperfect plural reflexive subjunctive third-person)
sers-toi (imperative reflexive second-person singular)
servons-nous (first-person imperative plural reflexive)
servez-vous (imperative plural reflexive second-person)
s'en servir (infinitive)
s'en être + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
s’en servant (gerund participle present)
s'en étant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
servi (participle past)
m’en sers (first-person indicative present singular)
t’en sers (indicative present second-person singular)
s’en sert (indicative present singular third-person)
nous en servons (first-person indicative plural present)
vous en servez (indicative plural present second-person)
s’en servent (indicative plural present third-person)
m’en servais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
t’en servais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
s’en servait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
nous en servions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
vous en serviez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
s’en servaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
m’en servis (first-person historic indicative past singular)
t’en servis (historic indicative past second-person singular)
s’en servit (historic indicative past singular third-person)
nous en servîmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
vous en servîtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
s’en servirent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
m’en servirai (first-person future indicative singular)
t’en serviras (future indicative second-person singular)
s’en servira (future indicative singular third-person)
nous en servirons (first-person future indicative plural)
vous en servirez (future indicative plural second-person)
s’en serviront (future indicative plural third-person)
m’en servirais (conditional first-person singular)
t’en servirais (conditional second-person singular)
s’en servirait (conditional singular third-person)
nous en servirions (conditional first-person plural)
vous en serviriez (conditional plural second-person)
s’en serviraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of s'en être + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
m’en serve (first-person present singular subjunctive)
t’en serves (present second-person singular subjunctive)
s’en serve (present singular subjunctive third-person)
nous en servions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
vous en serviez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
s’en servent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
m’en servisse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
t’en servisses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
s’en servît (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
nous en servissions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
vous en servissiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
s’en servissent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
sers-t’en (imperative second-person singular)
servons-nous-en (first-person imperative plural)
servez-vous-en (imperative plural second-person)

on n’est jamais mieux servi que par soi-même

rien ne sert de courir, il faut partir à point

→ German: servieren

Norwegian Bokmål: servere

Haitian Creole: sèvi

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Inherited from Middle French servir, from Old French servir, from Latin servīre.


servir

gl-verb

servir (first-person singular present sirvo, third-person singular present serve, first-person singular preterite servín, past participle servido)

sirvo (first-person present singular)
serve (present singular third-person)
servín (first-person preterite singular)
servido (participle past)
servir (impersonal infinitive)
servir (first-person infinitive singular)
servires (infinitive second-person singular)
servir (infinitive personal singular)
servirmos (first-person infinitive plural)
servirdes (infinitive plural second-person)
serviren (infinitive personal plural)
servindo (gerund)
servido (masculine participle past singular)
servido (first-person masculine participle past singular)
servido (masculine participle past second-person singular)
servidos (masculine participle past plural)
servidos (first-person masculine participle past plural second-person)
servida (feminine participle past singular)
servida (feminine first-person participle past singular)
servida (feminine participle past second-person singular)
servidas (feminine participle past plural)
servidas (feminine first-person participle past plural second-person)
sirvo (first-person indicative present singular)
serves (indicative present second-person singular)
serve (indicative present singular)
servimos (first-person indicative plural present)
servides (indicative plural present second-person)
serven (indicative plural present)
servía (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
servías (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
servía (imperfect indicative singular)
serviamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
serviades (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
servían (imperfect indicative plural)
servín (first-person indicative preterite singular)
serviches (indicative preterite second-person singular)
serviu (indicative preterite singular)
servimos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
servistes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
serviron (indicative plural preterite)
servira (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
serviras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
servira (indicative pluperfect singular)
serviramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
servirades (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
serviran (indicative pluperfect plural)
servirei (first-person future indicative singular)
servirás (future indicative second-person singular)
servirá (future indicative singular)
serviremos (first-person future indicative plural)
serviredes (future indicative plural second-person)
servirán (future indicative plural)
serviría (conditional first-person singular)
servirías (conditional second-person singular)
serviría (conditional singular)
serviriamos (conditional first-person plural)
serviriades (conditional plural second-person)
servirían (conditional plural)
sirva (first-person present singular subjunctive)
sirvas (present second-person singular subjunctive)
sirva (present singular subjunctive)
sirvamos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
sirvades (plural present second-person subjunctive)
sirvan (plural present subjunctive)
servise (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
servises (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
servise (imperfect singular subjunctive)
servísemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
servísedes (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
servisen (imperfect plural subjunctive)
servir (first-person future singular subjunctive)
servires (future second-person singular subjunctive)
servir (future singular subjunctive)
servirmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
servirdes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
serviren (future plural subjunctive)
sirve (imperative second-person singular)
sirva (imperative singular)
sirvamos (first-person imperative plural)
servide (imperative plural second-person)
sirvan (imperative plural)
non sirvas (imperative negative second-person singular)
non sirva (imperative negative singular)
non sirvamos (first-person imperative negative plural)
non sirvades (imperative negative plural second-person)
non sirvan (imperative negative plural)
servir (impersonal infinitive)
servir (first-person infinitive singular)
servires (infinitive second-person singular)
servir (infinitive singular third-person)
servirmos (first-person infinitive plural)
servirdes (infinitive plural second-person)
servirem (infinitive plural third-person)
servindo (gerund)
servido (first-person masculine participle past singular third-person)
servido (masculine participle past second-person singular)
servidos (masculine participle past plural)
servida (feminine first-person participle past singular third-person)
servida (feminine participle past second-person singular)
servidas (feminine participle past plural)
sirvo (first-person indicative present singular)
serves (indicative present second-person singular)
serve (indicative present singular third-person)
servimos (first-person indicative plural present)
servides (indicative plural present second-person)
servis (indicative plural present second-person)
servem (indicative plural present third-person)
servia (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
servias (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
servia (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
servíamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
servíades (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
servíeis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
servíais (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
serviam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
servim (first-person indicative preterite singular)
servi (first-person indicative preterite singular)
serviste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
serviche (indicative preterite second-person singular)
serviu (indicative preterite singular third-person)
servimos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
servistes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
servírom (indicative plural preterite third-person)
serviram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
servira (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
serviras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
servira (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
servíramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
servírades (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
servíreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
servírais (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
serviram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
servirei (first-person future indicative singular)
servirás (future indicative second-person singular)
servirá (future indicative singular third-person)
serviremos (first-person future indicative plural)
serviredes (future indicative plural second-person)
servireis (future indicative plural second-person)
servirám (future indicative plural third-person)
servirão (future indicative plural third-person)
serviria (conditional first-person singular)
servirias (conditional second-person singular)
serviria (conditional singular third-person)
serviríamos (conditional first-person plural)
serviríades (conditional plural second-person)
serviríeis (conditional plural second-person)
serviríais (conditional plural second-person)
serviriam (conditional plural third-person)
sirva (first-person present singular subjunctive)
sirvas (present second-person singular subjunctive)
sirva (present singular subjunctive third-person)
sirvamos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
sirvades (plural present second-person subjunctive)
sirvais (plural present second-person subjunctive)
sirvam (plural present subjunctive third-person)
servisse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
servisses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
servisse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
servíssemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
servíssedes (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
servísseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
servissem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
servir (first-person future singular subjunctive)
servires (future second-person singular subjunctive)
servir (future singular subjunctive third-person)
servirmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
servirdes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
servirem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
serve (imperative second-person singular)
sirva (imperative singular third-person)
sirvamos (first-person imperative plural)
servide (imperative plural second-person)
servi (imperative plural second-person)
sirvam (imperative plural third-person)
nom sirvas (imperative negative second-person singular)
nom sirva (imperative negative singular third-person)
nom sirvamos (first-person imperative negative plural)
nom sirvades (imperative negative plural second-person)
nom sirvais (imperative negative plural second-person)
nom sirvam (imperative negative plural third-person)

From Old Galician-Portuguese servir, from Latin servīre.


servir

servir (infinitive)
serviente (participle present)
servite (participle perfect)
servi (active present)
ha servite (active perfect present)
serviva (active past present)
habeva servite (active past perfect)
servira (active future present)
habera servite (active future perfect)
servirea (active conditional present)
haberea servite (active conditional perfect)
servi (active imperative present)
es servite (passive present)
ha essite servite (passive perfect present)
esseva servite (passive past present)
habeva essite servite (passive past perfect)
essera servite (future passive present)
habera essite servite (future passive perfect)
esserea servite (conditional passive present)
haberea essite servite (conditional passive perfect)
sia servite (imperative passive present)


servir

→ English: serve

French: servir

German: servieren

Norwegian Bokmål: servere

From Old French servir, from Latin servīre.


servir

servir (infinitive)
aver servit (infinitive multiword-construction)
servit (participle past)
servissent (gerund)
avent servit (gerund multiword-construction)
servissi (first-person indicative present singular)
servisses (indicative present second-person singular)
servís (indicative present singular third-person)
servissèm (first-person indicative plural present)
servissètz (indicative plural present second-person)
servisson (indicative plural present third-person)
servissiái (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
servissiás (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
servissiá (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
servissiam (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
servissiatz (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
servissián (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
serviguèri (first-person indicative preterite singular)
serviguères (indicative preterite second-person singular)
serviguèt (indicative preterite singular third-person)
serviguèrem (first-person indicative plural preterite)
serviguèretz (indicative plural preterite second-person)
serviguèron (indicative plural preterite third-person)
servirai (first-person future indicative singular)
serviràs (future indicative second-person singular)
servirà (future indicative singular third-person)
servirem (first-person future indicative plural)
serviretz (future indicative plural second-person)
serviràn (future indicative plural third-person)
serviriái (conditional first-person indicative singular)
serviriás (conditional indicative second-person singular)
serviriá (conditional indicative singular third-person)
serviriam (conditional first-person indicative plural)
serviriatz (conditional indicative plural second-person)
servirián (conditional indicative plural third-person)
serviguèra (conditional conditional-ii first-person indicative singular)
serviguèras (conditional conditional-ii indicative second-person singular)
serviguèra (conditional conditional-ii indicative singular third-person)
servigueram (conditional conditional-ii first-person indicative plural)
servigueratz (conditional conditional-ii indicative plural second-person)
serviguèran (conditional conditional-ii indicative plural third-person)
servisca (present subjunctive)
serviscas (present singular subjunctive)
servisca (present singular subjunctive third-person)
serviscam (first-person plural present subjunctive)
serviscatz (plural present second-person subjunctive)
serviscan (plural present subjunctive third-person)
serviguèsse (imperfect subjunctive)
serviguèsses (imperfect singular subjunctive)
serviguèsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
serviguèssem (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
serviguèssetz (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
serviguèsson (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
servís (imperative second-person singular)
serviscam (first-person imperative plural)
servissetz (imperative plural second-person)

From Old Occitan servir, from Latin servīre.


servir

servir (infinitive)
avoir servi (infinitive multiword-construction)
en servant (gerund)
gerund of avoir + past participle (gerund multiword-construction)
servant (participle present)
servi (participle past)
serf (first-person indicative present singular)
sers (indicative present second-person singular)
sert (indicative present singular third-person)
servons (first-person indicative plural present)
servez (indicative plural present second-person)
servent (indicative plural present third-person)
servoie (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
serveie (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
servoies (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
serveies (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
servoit (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
serveit (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
serviiens (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
serviens (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
serviiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
serviez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
servoient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
serveient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
servi (first-person indicative preterite singular)
servis (indicative preterite second-person singular)
servi (indicative preterite singular third-person)
servimes (first-person indicative plural preterite)
servistes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
servirent (indicative plural preterite third-person)
servirai (first-person future indicative singular)
serviras (future indicative second-person singular)
servira (future indicative singular third-person)
servirons (first-person future indicative plural)
serviroiz (future indicative plural second-person)
servireiz (future indicative plural second-person)
servirez (future indicative plural second-person)
serviront (future indicative plural third-person)
serviroie (conditional first-person singular)
servireie (conditional first-person singular)
serviroies (conditional second-person singular)
servireies (conditional second-person singular)
serviroit (conditional singular third-person)
servireit (conditional singular third-person)
serviriiens (conditional first-person plural)
serviriens (conditional first-person plural)
serviriiez (conditional plural second-person)
serviriez (conditional plural second-person)
serviroient (conditional plural third-person)
servireient (conditional plural third-person)
future tense of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
serve (first-person present singular subjunctive)
serves (present second-person singular subjunctive)
serve (present singular subjunctive third-person)
servons (first-person plural present subjunctive)
servez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
servent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
servisse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
servisses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
servist (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
servissons (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
servissiens (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
servissoiz (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
servissez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
servissiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
servissent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
serf (imperative second-person singular)
servons (first-person imperative plural)
servez (imperative plural second-person)

desctree

Middle French: servir
→ English: serve
French: servir
German: servieren
Norwegian Bokmål: servere

Walloon: siervi


servir

(transitive) to serve (to be a servant for)

(transitive) to serve (to obey and worship)

(transitive) to court (to try to win a commitment to marry from)

(reflexive) to make use [with de ‘of something’]

Fala: servil

Galician: servir

Portuguese: servir
→ Hunsrik: sërviere


servir

Occitan: servir


servir

(transitive) to serve (to work as a servant for someone)

(religion, transitive) to serve (to worship a god)

(transitive) to serve (to give out or place down food or drink)

Servi dois anos na Legião Estrangeira.

I served for two years in the Foreign Legion.

+obj

:em<in an organization, especially a military one>

em ‘in an organization especially a military one’

(intransitive) to serve (to be part of an armed force) [with em ‘in an organization, especially a military one’]

Esse martelo é ruim mas serve.

(intransitive) to suffice; to do (to be good enough for a task)

Martelos servem para as pessoas baterem pregos.

Hammers are for people to hit nails with.

:para(subject&pronoun<qq:optional> + pers&inf)<for someone to do something>

(intransitive) to be for (to have as its purpose or utility) [with para (+ subject pronoun (optional) with personal infinitive) ‘for someone to do something’]

pt-verb

servir (first-person singular present sirvo, third-person singular present serve, first-person singular preterite servi, past participle servido)

sirvo (first-person present singular)
serve (present singular third-person)
servi (first-person preterite singular)
servido (participle past)
servir (impersonal infinitive)
servir (first-person infinitive singular)
servires (infinitive second-person singular)
servir (infinitive singular third-person)
servirmos (first-person infinitive plural)
servirdes (infinitive plural second-person)
servirem (infinitive plural third-person)
servindo (gerund)
servido (masculine participle past singular)
servidos (masculine participle past plural)
servida (feminine participle past singular)
servidas (feminine participle past plural)
sirvo (first-person indicative present singular)
serves (indicative present second-person singular)
serve (indicative present singular third-person)
servimos (first-person indicative plural present)
servis (indicative plural present second-person)
servem (indicative plural present third-person)
servia (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
servias (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
servia (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
servíamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
servíeis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
serviam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
servi (first-person indicative preterite singular)
serviste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
serviu (indicative preterite singular third-person)
servimos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
servistes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
serviram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
servira (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
serviras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
servira (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
servíramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
servíreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
serviram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
servirei (first-person future indicative singular)
servirás (future indicative second-person singular)
servirá (future indicative singular third-person)
serviremos (first-person future indicative plural)
servireis (future indicative plural second-person)
servirão (future indicative plural third-person)
serviria (conditional first-person singular)
servirias (conditional second-person singular)
serviria (conditional singular third-person)
serviríamos (conditional first-person plural)
serviríeis (conditional plural second-person)
serviriam (conditional plural third-person)
sirva (first-person present singular subjunctive)
sirvas (present second-person singular subjunctive)
sirva (present singular subjunctive third-person)
sirvamos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
sirvais (plural present second-person subjunctive)
sirvam (plural present subjunctive third-person)
servisse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
servisses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
servisse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
servíssemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
servísseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
servissem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
servir (first-person future singular subjunctive)
servires (future second-person singular subjunctive)
servir (future singular subjunctive third-person)
servirmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
servirdes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
servirem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
serve (imperative second-person singular)
sirva (imperative singular third-person)
sirvamos (first-person imperative plural)
servi (imperative plural second-person)
sirvam (imperative plural third-person)
não sirvas (imperative negative second-person singular)
não sirva (imperative negative singular third-person)
não sirvamos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não sirvais (imperative negative plural second-person)
não sirvam (imperative negative plural third-person)

→ Hunsrik: sërviere

LL-Q5146 (por)-Nelson Ricardo 2500-servir.wav

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ser-der.?
Proto-Italic *serwos
Latin servus
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Latin -io
Latin serviō
Old Galician-Portuguese servir
Portuguese servir
From Old Galician-Portuguese servir, from Latin servīre.


servir

Es una empresa que sirve a los discapacitados.

It's a business that serves the disabled.

(intransitive, transitive) to serve (to be a servant or worker; to render service)

(intransitive, transitive) to serve (to be a servant for; to work for)

Hace diez años, la traducción automática no servía.

Ten years ago, automated translation was no good.

Este cuchillo sirve para cortar el pan.

(intransitive) to be of use, to be good for

sirve como recordatorio

El Chonchón es un animal mítico que tiene la figura de una cabeza humana; las orejas, que son extremadamente grandes, le sirven de alas para volar en las noches obscuras.

1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 42:

(intransitive) to serve (to usefully take the place of something else)

(intransitive) to serve (to be in military service)

El camarero nos sirvió la comida de otra mesa.

The waiter served us another table's food.

(intransitive, transitive) to serve (to set down (food or drink) on the table to be eaten)

(intransitive, sports) to serve (to lead off with the first delivery over the net in tennis, volleyball, ping pong, badminton, etc.)

(reflexive) to help oneself to (to take freely) [with de ‘something’]

es-verb

servir (first-person singular present sirvo, first-person singular preterite serví, past participle servido)

sirvo (first-person present singular)
serví (first-person preterite singular)
servido (participle past)
servir (infinitive)
sirviendo (gerund)
servido (masculine participle past singular)
servida (feminine participle past singular)
servidos (masculine participle past plural)
servidas (feminine participle past plural)
sirvo (first-person indicative present singular)
sirves (indicative informal present second-person singular)
servís (indicative informal present second-person singular vos-form)
sirve (indicative present singular third-person)
servimos (first-person indicative plural present)
servís (indicative plural present second-person)
sirven (indicative plural present third-person)
servía (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
servías (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
servía (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
servíamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
servíais (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
servían (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
serví (first-person indicative preterite singular)
serviste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
sirvió (indicative preterite singular third-person)
servimos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
servisteis (indicative plural preterite second-person)
sirvieron (indicative plural preterite third-person)
serviré (first-person future indicative singular)
servirás (future indicative second-person singular)
servirá (future indicative singular third-person)
serviremos (first-person future indicative plural)
serviréis (future indicative plural second-person)
servirán (future indicative plural third-person)
serviría (conditional first-person indicative singular)
servirías (conditional indicative second-person singular)
serviría (conditional indicative singular third-person)
serviríamos (conditional first-person indicative plural)
serviríais (conditional indicative plural second-person)
servirían (conditional indicative plural third-person)
sirva (first-person present singular subjunctive)
sirvas (informal present second-person singular subjunctive)
sirvás (informal present second-person singular subjunctive vos-form)
sirva (present singular subjunctive third-person)
sirvamos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
sirváis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
sirvan (plural present subjunctive third-person)
sirviera (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
sirvieras (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
sirviera (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
sirviéramos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
sirvierais (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
sirvieran (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
sirviese (first-person imperfect imperfect-se singular subjunctive)
sirvieses (imperfect imperfect-se second-person singular subjunctive)
sirviese (imperfect imperfect-se singular subjunctive third-person)
sirviésemos (first-person imperfect imperfect-se plural subjunctive)
sirvieseis (imperfect imperfect-se plural second-person subjunctive)
sirviesen (imperfect imperfect-se plural subjunctive third-person)
sirviere (first-person future singular subjunctive)
sirvieres (future second-person singular subjunctive)
sirviere (future singular subjunctive third-person)
sirviéremos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
sirviereis (future plural second-person subjunctive)
sirvieren (future plural subjunctive third-person)
sirve (imperative informal second-person singular)
serví (imperative informal second-person singular vos-form)
sirva (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
sirva (imperative singular third-person)
sirvamos (first-person imperative plural)
servid (imperative plural second-person)
sirvan (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
sirvan (imperative plural third-person)
sirvas (imperative negative second-person singular)
sirva (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
sirva (imperative negative singular third-person)
sirvamos (first-person imperative negative plural)
sirváis (imperative negative plural second-person)
sirvan (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
sirvan (imperative negative plural third-person)
servirme (combined-form dative infinitive object-first-person object-singular)
servirte (combined-form dative infinitive object-second-person object-singular)
servirle (combined-form dative infinitive object-singular object-third-person)
servirse (combined-form dative infinitive object-singular object-third-person)
servirnos (combined-form dative infinitive object-first-person object-plural)
serviros (combined-form dative infinitive object-plural object-second-person)
servirles (combined-form dative infinitive object-plural object-third-person)
servirse (combined-form dative infinitive object-plural object-third-person)
servirme (accusative combined-form infinitive object-first-person object-singular)
servirte (accusative combined-form infinitive object-second-person object-singular)
servirlo (accusative combined-form infinitive object-singular object-third-person)
servirla (accusative combined-form infinitive object-singular object-third-person)
servirse (accusative combined-form infinitive object-singular object-third-person)
servirnos (accusative combined-form infinitive object-first-person object-plural)
serviros (accusative combined-form infinitive object-plural object-second-person)
servirlos (accusative combined-form infinitive object-plural object-third-person)
servirlas (accusative combined-form infinitive object-plural object-third-person)
servirse (accusative combined-form infinitive object-plural object-third-person)
sirviéndome (combined-form dative gerund object-first-person object-singular)
sirviéndote (combined-form dative gerund object-second-person object-singular)
sirviéndole (combined-form dative gerund object-singular object-third-person)
sirviéndose (combined-form dative gerund object-singular object-third-person)
sirviéndonos (combined-form dative gerund object-first-person object-plural)
sirviéndoos (combined-form dative gerund object-plural object-second-person)
sirviéndoles (combined-form dative gerund object-plural object-third-person)
sirviéndose (combined-form dative gerund object-plural object-third-person)
sirviéndome (accusative combined-form gerund object-first-person object-singular)
sirviéndote (accusative combined-form gerund object-second-person object-singular)
sirviéndolo (accusative combined-form gerund object-singular object-third-person)
sirviéndola (accusative combined-form gerund object-singular object-third-person)
sirviéndose (accusative combined-form gerund object-singular object-third-person)
sirviéndonos (accusative combined-form gerund object-first-person object-plural)
sirviéndoos (accusative combined-form gerund object-plural object-second-person)
sirviéndolos (accusative combined-form gerund object-plural object-third-person)
sirviéndolas (accusative combined-form gerund object-plural object-third-person)
sirviéndose (accusative combined-form gerund object-plural object-third-person)
sírveme (combined-form dative imperative informal object-first-person object-singular second-person singular with-tú)
sírvete (combined-form dative imperative informal object-second-person object-singular second-person singular with-tú)
sírvele (combined-form dative imperative informal object-singular object-third-person second-person singular with-tú)
sírvenos (combined-form dative imperative informal object-first-person object-plural second-person singular with-tú)
sírveles (combined-form dative imperative informal object-plural object-third-person second-person singular with-tú)
sírveme (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-first-person object-singular second-person singular with-tú)
sírvete (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-second-person object-singular second-person singular with-tú)
sírvelo (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-singular object-third-person second-person singular with-tú)
sírvela (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-singular object-third-person second-person singular with-tú)
sírvenos (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-first-person object-plural second-person singular with-tú)
sírvelos (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-plural object-third-person second-person singular with-tú)
sírvelas (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-plural object-third-person second-person singular with-tú)
servime (combined-form dative imperative informal object-first-person object-singular second-person singular with-vos)
servite (combined-form dative imperative informal object-second-person object-singular second-person singular with-vos)
servile (combined-form dative imperative informal object-singular object-third-person second-person singular with-vos)
servinos (combined-form dative imperative informal object-first-person object-plural second-person singular with-vos)
serviles (combined-form dative imperative informal object-plural object-third-person second-person singular with-vos)
servime (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-first-person object-singular second-person singular with-vos)
servite (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-second-person object-singular second-person singular with-vos)
servilo (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-singular object-third-person second-person singular with-vos)
servila (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-singular object-third-person second-person singular with-vos)
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servilos (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-plural object-third-person second-person singular with-vos)
servilas (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-plural object-third-person second-person singular with-vos)
sírvame (combined-form dative formal imperative object-first-person object-singular second-person singular)
sírvale (combined-form dative formal imperative object-singular object-third-person second-person singular)
sírvase (combined-form dative formal imperative object-singular object-third-person second-person singular)
sírvanos (combined-form dative formal imperative object-first-person object-plural second-person singular)
sírvales (combined-form dative formal imperative object-plural object-third-person second-person singular)
sírvame (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-first-person object-singular second-person singular)
sírvalo (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-singular object-third-person second-person singular)
sírvala (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-singular object-third-person second-person singular)
sírvase (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-singular object-third-person second-person singular)
sírvanos (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-first-person object-plural second-person singular)
sírvalos (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-plural object-third-person second-person singular)
sírvalas (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-plural object-third-person second-person singular)
sirvámoste (combined-form dative first-person imperative object-second-person object-singular plural)
sirvámosle (combined-form dative first-person imperative object-singular object-third-person plural)
sirvámonos (combined-form dative first-person imperative object-first-person object-plural plural)
sirvámoos (combined-form dative first-person imperative object-plural object-second-person plural)
sirvámosles (combined-form dative first-person imperative object-plural object-third-person plural)
sirvámoste (accusative combined-form first-person imperative object-second-person object-singular plural)
sirvámoslo (accusative combined-form first-person imperative object-singular object-third-person plural)
sirvámosla (accusative combined-form first-person imperative object-singular object-third-person plural)
sirvámonos (accusative combined-form first-person imperative object-first-person object-plural plural)
sirvámoos (accusative combined-form first-person imperative object-plural object-second-person plural)
sirvámoslos (accusative combined-form first-person imperative object-plural object-third-person plural)
sirvámoslas (accusative combined-form first-person imperative object-plural object-third-person plural)
servidme (combined-form dative imperative informal object-first-person object-singular plural second-person)
servidle (combined-form dative imperative informal object-singular object-third-person plural second-person)
servidnos (combined-form dative imperative informal object-first-person object-plural plural second-person)
servíos (combined-form dative imperative informal object-plural object-second-person plural second-person)
servidles (combined-form dative imperative informal object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)
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servíos (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-plural object-second-person plural second-person)
servidlos (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)
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sírvanle (combined-form dative formal imperative object-singular object-third-person plural second-person)
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sírvanles (combined-form dative formal imperative object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)
sírvanse (combined-form dative formal imperative object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)
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sírvanla (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-singular object-third-person plural second-person)
sírvannos (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-first-person object-plural plural second-person)
sírvanlos (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)
sírvanlas (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)
sírvanse (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)

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servir

servir (infinitive)
aver (auxiliary)
servéndo (gerund)
servito (participle past)
servìo (participle past)
serviso (present singular)
servisi (present singular)
te servisi (present singular)
el servise (present singular third-person)
ła servise (present singular third-person)
servimo (first-person plural present)
servì (plural present second-person)
i servise (plural present third-person)
łe servise (plural present third-person)
servìa (imperfect singular)
servivi (imperfect singular)
te servivi (imperfect singular)
el servìa (imperfect singular third-person)
ła servìa (imperfect singular third-person)
servìvimo (first-person imperfect plural)
servivi (imperfect plural second-person)
i servìa (imperfect plural third-person)
łe servìa (imperfect plural third-person)
servirò (future singular)
servirè (future singular)
te servirè (future singular)
el servirà (future singular third-person)
ła servirà (future singular third-person)
servirémo (first-person future plural)
servirè (future plural second-person)
i servirà (future plural third-person)
łe servirà (future plural third-person)
servirìa (conditional singular)
servirisi (conditional singular)
te servirisi (conditional singular)
el servirìa (conditional singular third-person)
ła servirìa (conditional singular third-person)
servirìsimo (conditional first-person plural)
servirisi (conditional plural second-person)
i servirìa (conditional plural third-person)
łe servirìa (conditional plural third-person)
servisa (first-person present singular subjunctive)
servisi (present second-person singular subjunctive)
te servisi (present second-person singular subjunctive)
el servisa (present singular subjunctive third-person)
ła servisa (present singular subjunctive third-person)
servimo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
servì (plural present second-person subjunctive)
i servisa (plural present subjunctive third-person)
łe servisa (plural present subjunctive third-person)
servise (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
servisi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
te servisi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
el servise (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
ła servise (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
servisimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
servisi (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
i servise (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
łe servise (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
servisi (imperative singular)
te servisi (imperative singular)
el servisa (imperative singular third-person)
ła servisa (imperative singular third-person)
servimo (first-person imperative plural)
servì (imperative plural second-person)
i servisa (imperative plural third-person)
łe servisa (imperative plural third-person)

From Latin servīre. Compare Italian servire.