eu servia

served, was useful for, was good for

→ servir
serv to serve + ia Imperfect tense: I/he/she
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #36,351
served
PO: Ela servia o jantar todas as noites.
EN: She served dinner every evening.
was useful for, was good for
PO: Essa chave servia para abrir a porta.
EN: That key was useful for opening the door.
Conjugation of servir
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First servia —
Third servia serviam

Suponho que eu poderia ter me perguntado para que servia ganhar mais dinheiro.

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

O Antonio sempre servia uma boa refeição.

Antonio always served a good meal.

Se alguma peça ficava curta demais, a parte cortada servia em outro lugar.

If any piece was too short, the cut-off part could be used somewhere else.

Alguém mais soube para o que você servia, também.

Someone else also knew what you were good for.

— Vítima do Passado (1996)

E um bom pai que não servia para nada.

And a good father who was good for nothing.

— Barfi! (2012)

E eu servia mesas e, sabe, nos conhecemos nessa cafeteria.

And I was a waitress, and you know, we met at that coffee shop.

— Doentes de Amor (2017)