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Tu m'en sers une grande portion.

Tu m'en sers une grande portion.
You are serving me a large portion of it.
From Lesson 154:Double object pronouns with adverbials (y, en)·French

Questions & Answers about Tu m'en sers une grande portion.

In m'en, why does m' come before en?
m' is the contracted form of me (to me), and en means "of it" or "some". In French, the pronoun en almost always goes last when you have double object pronouns. So, indirect objects like me, te, nous, or vous will always come right before en.
Why do we need the pronoun en here if we're already saying "a large portion"?
In French, you cannot leave a quantity expression like une grande portion "hanging" without a noun attached to it. Even if the food being talked about is obvious from context, you must include en (meaning "of it") to complete the grammatical idea. English often just says "You're serving me a large portion," but French strictly requires "a large portion of it".
What verb is sers?
It is the tu form of servir (to serve). Although it ends in -ir, it is an irregular verb. In the present tense singular forms, it drops the 'v': je sers, tu sers, il/elle sert. The 'v' comes back in the plural forms (like nous servons).
Why does the adjective grande come before the noun portion?
Most French adjectives go after the noun. However, grand (large/big) belongs to the "BAGS" group of adjectives—which stand for Beauty, Age, Goodness, Size. These common, short adjectives typically come before the noun. Since portion is a feminine noun, we use the feminine form grande.

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