geserveerde

Geserveerde is the past participle form of the Dutch verb serveren, meaning to serve. It is used both in verb phrases and as an attributive adjective, with the meaning that food or drinks have been brought to or provided to someone.

In finite verb constructions, geserveerde appears as part of perfect tenses and passive forms, depending on the auxiliary used. For example, with hebben in the perfect: Ik heb het eten geserveerd. With zijn in passive or in certain past constructions: Het eten is geserveerd, De maaltijden werden geserveerd.

As an attributive adjective, geserveerde describes a noun that has undergone the action of serving. It typically occurs with definite nouns or in plural form, and the ending reflects standard Dutch adjective inflection. Examples include de geserveerde maaltijd (the served meal) and de geserveerde gerechten (the served dishes). In predicative position, the base participle is used: het eten is geserveerd.

Etymologically, geserveerde derives from serveren, which itself comes from the French servir, via Dutch development. The term is common in culinary contexts and in menu descriptions, where it indicates that a dish or courses have already been presented to diners.

See also: serveren; geserveerd; Dutch past participles; culinary terminology.