Servirnos (en. Serve us)

[ser-veer-nos]

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
verb
To provide someone with what they need.
The restaurant offers to serve us dinner at eight.
El restaurante se ofrece a servirnos la cena a las ocho.
To be useful or fulfill a function.
That tool can serve us to fix the car.
Esa herramienta puede servirnos para arreglar el coche.
To attend to or help someone in a service.
The waiter came to serve us drinks.
El camarero vino a servirnos las bebidas.

Etymology

From the verb 'to serve,' with the reflexive pronoun 'us.'

Common Phrases and Expressions

to make use of something
To use something for a specific purpose.
servirnos de algo
to serve us on a platter
To offer us something in an easy and accessible way.
servirnos en bandeja
to be of no use to us
To be useless or to have no value for us.
no servirnos para nada

Related Words

serve
To perform an action to help or satisfy.
servir
service
The action of serving or attending to someone.
servicio
server
A person who dedicates themselves to serving others.
servidor

Slang Meanings

To use something informally.
We can make use of that attic for the party.
Podemos servirnos de ese ático para la fiesta.