No. 13,838 in Spanish
servía
"Servía" means "used to serve" or "was serving" in English.
In a sentence
Ella servía café todas las mañanas en el restaurante.
She used to serve coffee every morning in the restaurant.
The word 'servía' here is used as the past continuous form of 'servir', indicating an habitual action in the past.
El abrigo que compré no me servía porque era muy grande.
The coat I bought didn’t fit me because it was too big.
The word 'servía' here is used as the past imperfect form of 'servir', conveying that the coat was not usable at that specific past time due to its size.
Durante el experimento, el equipo servía para medir la temperatura.
During the experiment, the equipment was used to measure the temperature.
The word 'servía' here is used in its past function to imply that the equipment was functional or suitable for the specific purpose of measuring temperature in the context of the experiment.
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