No. 4,809 in Catalan
servia
"Servia" is the third-person singular imperfect tense of "servir," meaning "served."
In a sentence
Ell servia el te amb molta cura.
He served the tea with great care.
In this sentence, 'servia' is used in the imperfect tense of the verb 'servir', indicating a habitual or ongoing past action of serving.
Una eina antiga servia per tallar la fusta.
An old tool was used for cutting the wood.
Here, 'servia' is the third-person singular imperative past tense of 'servir', referring to the tool's intended function or usefulness.
Servia com a exemple per als altres.
It served as an example for others.
In this case, 'servia' expresses the idea of something serving as or functioning as a metaphorical example.
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