servem

Servem is a verb form in Portuguese. It is the third-person plural present indicative of the verb servir, meaning to serve or to be of service. It is used with subjects such as eles, elas, or vocês (you plural). For example: Eles servem o jantar. Vocês servem pratos de arroz e feijão.

Morphology and usage notes: Servem is formed from the root serv- with the standard present-tense ending -em for the third-person plural in -ir verbs. The full present indicative paradigm for servir includes eu sirvo, tu serves, ele serve, nós servimos, vós servis, eles/elas/vocês servem. In everyday speech, vocês serves? No, the correct form is vocês servem. The pronoun usage reflects informal and formal plural address in different dialects, but servem remains the correct third-person plural form.

Etymology and related forms: The Portuguese verb servir derives from Latin servire, meaning to serve or to be of service; the root is related to the concept of slavery or service in antiquity. Cognate forms appear in other Romance languages, such as Spanish sirven and Italian servire, though conjugations differ across languages.

Context and nuance: Servem is a standard, neutral form used across formal and informal contexts when describing that multiple subjects provide a service, present, or quantity of serving. It does not function as a noun or independent term in common usage.