Breakdown of El mesero nuevo sirve la comida.
nuevo
new
la comida
food
el mesero
the waiter
servir
to serve / to work / be suitable
Questions & Answers about El mesero nuevo sirve la comida.
Why is it sirve and not "serve"?
Sirve comes from the verb servir (to serve). It is a "stem-changing" verb. This means that when you conjugate it in the present tense, the e in the middle of the word changes to an i for most forms. Since "the new waiter" is a single person (he), we use the "he/she" form, giving us sirve.
If it's a stem-changing verb, would the "we" form also change to an "i"?
Why does nuevo come after mesero?
In Spanish, descriptive words (adjectives) like nuevo (new) usually come after the thing they are describing (the noun). So, instead of saying "new waiter" like in English, you say "waiter new" (mesero nuevo).
I have seen the word camarero used for waiter. Is mesero different?
They mean exactly the same thing! Mesero is the most common word for "waiter" in Latin America, while camarero is more commonly used in Spain.
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