Breakdown of El mesero sirve el plato de mi hermano.
de
from / of
el hermano
the brother
mi
my
el mesero
the waiter
servir
to serve / to work / be suitable
el plato
the dish / the plate
Questions & Answers about El mesero sirve el plato de mi hermano.
Why is the verb sirve spelled with an 'i' instead of an 'e'?
Sirve comes from the verb servir (to serve). This is a stem-changing verb. When you conjugate it in the present tense, the e in the stem changes to an i for most forms, including the 'he/she/it' form used here for the waiter.
If servir changes its vowel, would 'we serve' be sirvimos?
No, it is servimos. Stem changes in the present tense don't happen in the 'we' (nosotros) form. You just keep the original e from servir.
Why do we say el plato de mi hermano instead of 'mi hermano's plato'?
Does plato mean the physical plate or the meal itself?
It means both! Just like the English word 'dish', plato can refer to the physical plate the waiter carries, or the specific meal that your brother ordered.
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