servir

/seɾˈβiɾ/

verb A2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
sirvo
preterite (yo)
serví
past participle
servido

Meaning

  1. to serve; to be of use

    • Sirvo el café.

      I serve the coffee.

V Category State Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: state. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

atender

Atender and servir overlap in the sense of attending to a customer, largely interchangeable there.

Practice

1 What does servir mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___ el café.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches servir?

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