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How to pronounce "serviam" in Portuguese

serviam is pronounced with standard Portuguese phonetics in Portuguese, with primary stress on the “SER” syllable. Hear authentic native speakers pronounce it in 2 clips with synchronized subtitles and timestamps below.

SER·viam

Primary stress: ser

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prazo expira ao fim de 50 anos os 50 anos agora 70 serviam para cobrir a vida

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The Portuguese word “serviam”. Phonologically, it consists of 2 syllables (ser · viam), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (ser). Grammatically, “serviam” functions as a verb. SayItVid indexes 2 authentic Portuguese video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “serviam” in natural connected speech, including verified broadcasts from Euronews em Português.

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  • 🇵🇹 PTEuronews em Português
    Clip #1 · @0:25
    “tiverem sido lançadas caso contrário o prazo expira ao fim de 50 anos os 50 anos agora 70 serviam para cobrir a vida anos agora 70 serviam para cobrir a vida”
  • 🇵🇹 PTEuronews em Português
    Clip #2 · @10:58
    “alcuni che hanno proprio una manualità e un' energia Nel segno che insomma Li rendono estudos sobre o corpo as marcas negras das tochas que serviam para iluminar a salda e a complicada composição de das tochas que serviam para iluminar a salda e a complicada composição de”

Definition & Meaning: “serviam”

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VERB
  • third-person plural imperfect indicative of servir

Example Sentences (2)

  • “prazo expira ao fim de 50 anos os 50 anos agora 70 serviam para cobrir a vida”
  • “rendono estudos sobre o corpo as marcas negras das tochas que serviam para iluminar a salda e a complicada composição de”

Pronounce: “serviam”

Syllables:
ser · viam
Primary stress:
ser
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What does “serviam” mean?

“serviam” means: third-person plural imperfect indicative of servir