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lui servisse

served, was useful, was needed

→ servire
serv serve + isse subjunctive imperfect, 3rd person singular
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #27,728
served, was useful In this form, often used after expressions of doubt, thought, or emotion.
IT: Pensavo che questo attrezzo servisse a qualcosa.
EN: I thought this tool was useful for something.
was needed Italian often uses servire in this sense, with the thing needed as the subject.
IT: Pensavo che servisse un biglietto.
EN: I thought a ticket was needed.
Conjugation of servire
SingularPlural
First servirmi —
Second — servirvi
servireservirla
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
Third servisse servissero

Chiederanno del cappello nero prima che te ne servisse uno.

They’ll ask about the black hat before you need one.

— La fiamma del peccato (1944)

Qualunque cosa ti servisse, era lì, a un prezzo giusto.

Whatever you needed, it was there at a fair price.

Nel caso ti servisse aiuto, o volessi condividere prove e segreti.

In case you need help, or want to share evidence and secrets.

— Thunderbolts* (2025)

Ho pensato che servisse a lei.

I thought she needed it.

— Tre colori - Film blu (1993)

Lascio l'aereo all'oasi di Kufra, nel caso ti servisse.

I’ll leave the plane at the Kufra Oasis, in case you need it.

— Il paziente inglese (1996)

Non sapevo servisse un abito per giocare a ping pong.

I didn't know you needed a suit to play ping pong.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Immagino che avrei potuto chiedermi a che servisse fare altri soldi.

I guess I could have asked myself what the point was of making more money.

Okay, se ti servisse aiuto.

Okay, if you need help.

— Io sono nessuno 2 (2025)

Se almeno servisse a qualcosa, questo stupido massacro.

If only this stupid massacre served any purpose.

— C'era una volta il West (1968)

Sembra che non mi servisse il West End, dopotutto.

Looks like I didn't need the West End after all.

— Paddington 2 (2017)