dienen
In English: to serve
B1VERB
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Verb forms
- Präteritum
- diente
- Partizip II
- gedient
- Perfekt auxiliary
- haben
With a preposition
- dienen zu + Dativ
Quick quiz
___ Dienst?
Example sentences
Ich habe euch treu gedient.
I have served you faithfully.
Tatoeba · Waldelfe · CC BY 2.0 FRIch habe dir treu gedient.
I have served you faithfully.
Tatoeba · Waldelfe · CC BY 2.0 FREr diente seinem Herrn gut.
He served his master well.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FRDer alte Mann diente dem König viele Jahre lang.
The old man served the king for many years.
Tatoeba · Sudajaengi · CC BY 2.0 FRAls Beispiel kann Deutschland dienen.
Germany can serve as an example.
Tatoeba · al_ex_an_der · CC BY 2.0 FRDon't forget this word
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