French · verb
servir à
to be used for, to serve to
with fixed prepositionverbs · set 65
Example sentences
Cet outil sert à couper le bois.
This tool is used for cutting wood.
Cette astuce a servi à résoudre le problème.
This trick helped solve the problem.
Ce bouton servira à allumer la lumière.
This button will be used to switch on the light.
Note
The preposition is part of the word. Without it the answer is wrong in ripiti: servir à, not servir.
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