sèrbiri
Sicilian
Alternative forms
- sèbbiri
- sèrviri
- sèvviri
Etymology
From Latin servire, present active infinitive of serviō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɛɾ.bɪ.ɾɪ/
- Hyphenation: sèr‧bi‧ri
Verb
sèrbiri
- to serve
- to need
- mi sèrbinu cincu pizzi ― I need five pizzas
- to assist
Conjugation
Conjugation of sirbiri (second conjugation)
| infinitive | sirbiri | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | sirbennu | ||||||
| past participle | sirbutu | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | iu | tu | iddu/idda | nuàutri | vuàutri | iddi | |
| present | sirbu | sirbi | sirbi | sirbemu | sirbiti | sèrbinu, sèrbunu | |
| imperfect | sirbìa | sirbivi | sirbìa | sirbìamu | sirbìavu | sirbìanu | |
| preterite | sirbivi, sirbìi | sirbisti | sirbìu | sirbemmu | sirbìstivu | sirberu | |
| present perfect | Use the present indicative tense of aviri plus the past participle | ||||||
| past perfect | Use the imperfect indicative tense of aviri plus the past participle | ||||||
| conditional1 | iu | tu | iddu/idda | nuàutri | vuàutri | iddi | |
| present | sirbirìa | sirbirissi | sirbirìa | sirbirìamu | sirbirìavu | sirbirìanu | |
| past | Use the present conditional tense of aviri plus the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | iu | tu | iddu/idda | nuàutri | vuàutri | iddi | |
| present | sirbu | sirbi | sirbi | sirbemu | sirbiti | sèrbinu, sèrbunu | |
| imperfect | sirbissi | sirbissi | sirbissi | sirbìssimu | sirbìssivu | sirbìssiru | |
| present perfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of aviri plus the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | vossìa | nuàutri | vuàutri | – | |
| — | sirbi | sirbissi | sirbemu | sirbiti | — | ||
| 1disused | |||||||