Serveerde

Serveerde is the Dutch past tense form of the verb serveren, meaning to serve (food or drink). It is used to express that someone served something in the past.

In the imperfect (simple past) tense, serveerde appears with most singular subjects: ik serveerde, jij serveerde, hij/zij/het serveerde. For plural subjects, the past tense forms are serveerden: wij serveerden, jullie serveerden, zij serveerden. The present tense is serveert (ik serveer, jij serveert, hij serveert, wij serveren, jullie serveren, zij serveren). The past participle is geserveerd, which is used with the auxiliary hebben in perfect tenses: ik heb geserveerd, de kelner heeft geserveerd.

Usage and nuance: serveerde is common in narrative past contexts and recipes, menus, and reports about past dining experiences. It can convey a straightforward timeline of actions, or be part of a longer description of service during a meal.

Etymology and related forms: serveren is a Dutch verb borrowed from the French verb servir (to serve). The derived past tense form serveerde follows regular Dutch conjugation patterns for weak verbs. The related noun service (service) and the adjective serveerbaar (servicable) illustrate the same root.

See also: serveren, geserveerd, serveert.