Breakdown of ¿Servís el café en la terraza?
en
in / on / by (means of transport) / about (after pensar)
el café
the coffee
la terraza
the terrace
servir
to serve
Questions & Answers about ¿Servís el café en la terraza?
Why does servís have an accent mark?
Servís is the vosotros (you all/you guys) form of the verb servir (to serve). In the present tense, -ir verbs in the vosotros form always end in -ís with an accent mark to show that the vocal emphasis falls on that last syllable.
The verb servir is usually a stem-changing verb (e to i). Why isn't it sirvís?
Why do we use en here for 'on' the terrace? Doesn't en mean 'in'?
The Spanish preposition en is very versatile and can mean 'in', 'on', or 'at' depending on the context. Here, en la terraza naturally translates to 'on the terrace', but it is the exact same word you would use for 'in the house' (en la casa).
Where is the word for 'you guys' in this sentence?
In Spanish, the subject pronoun is usually dropped if the verb ending makes it clear who is doing the action. Because servís can only mean 'you guys serve' (the vosotros form used in Spain), adding the word vosotros is not necessary unless you want to add special emphasis.
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