Information about the word serve (English → Esperanto: servi)

Synonyms: act, attend

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/sɜːv/
Hyphenationserve
Shavian alphabet𐑕𐑻𐑝
Deseret alphabet𐑅𐐲𐑉𐑂

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) serve(I) served
(thou) servest(thou) servedst
(he) serves, serveth(he) served
(we) serve(we) served
(you) serve(you) served
(they) serve(they) served
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) serve (I) served
(thou) serve(thou) served
(he) serve(he) served
(we) serve(we) served
(you) serve(you) served
(they) serve(they) served
Imperative mood
serve
Participles
Present participlePast participle
servingserved

Usage samples

As Russian forces began withdrawing from around Kyiv in late March, his men were among the first to enter the village of Motyžyn, where they came across the grizzly scene of likely war crimes—a mass grave with bodies of civilians allegedly tortured and executed by Russian troops who had served in Syria.
Both are hard‐working and will serve you well.
All men are obligated to serve in the army.

Translations

Afrikaansdien; diens doen
Catalanservir
Czechposloužit; sloužit
Danishtjene
Dutchbedienen; dienen; helpen; van dienst zijn
Esperantoservi
Faeroesetæna
Finnishpalvella
Frenchservir
Germandienen; bedienen
Italianservire
Latinservire
Papiamentosirbi
Polishsłużyć
Portugueseajudar; servir
Romanianservi
Saterland Frisianbetjoonje; tjoonje
Scotsser
Spanishservir
Sranandini
West Frisiantsjinje; helpe