desservir

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /de.sɛʁ.viʁ/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old French deservir, from Latin dēservīre.

Verb

desservir

  1. (religion, transitive) to serve (be the pastor of a church)
  2. (of a transit service or other public service or similar) to serve, to have as or in its catchment area
    Ce train dessert les grandes villes de la région.
    This train serves the big towns in the region.
    Les résidents s’unissent contre la fermeture du seul bureau de poste qui dessert leur quartier.
    The residents are uniting against the closure of the only post office serving the neighbourhood.
Conjugation

This is one of a fairly large group of irregular -ir verbs that are all conjugated the same way. Other members of this group include sortir and dormir. The most significant difference between these verbs' conjugation and that of the regular -ir verbs is that these verbs' conjugation does not use the infix -iss-. Further, this conjugation has the forms (je, tu) dessers and (il) dessert in the present indicative and imperative, whereas a regular -ir verb would have *desservis and *desservit (as in the past historic).

Conjugation of desservir (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple desservir
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple desservant
/de.sɛʁ.vɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle desservi
/de.sɛʁ.vi/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present dessers
/de.sɛʁ/		 dessers
/de.sɛʁ/		 dessert
/de.sɛʁ/		 desservons
/de.sɛʁ.vɔ̃/		 desservez
/de.sɛʁ.ve/		 desservent
/de.sɛʁv/
imperfect desservais
/de.sɛʁ.vɛ/		 desservais
/de.sɛʁ.vɛ/		 desservait
/de.sɛʁ.vɛ/		 desservions
/de.sɛʁ.vjɔ̃/		 desserviez
/de.sɛʁ.vje/		 desservaient
/de.sɛʁ.vɛ/
past historic2 desservis
/de.sɛʁ.vi/		 desservis
/de.sɛʁ.vi/		 desservit
/de.sɛʁ.vi/		 desservîmes
/de.sɛʁ.vim/		 desservîtes
/de.sɛʁ.vit/		 desservirent
/de.sɛʁ.viʁ/
future desservirai
/de.sɛʁ.vi.ʁe/		 desserviras
/de.sɛʁ.vi.ʁa/		 desservira
/de.sɛʁ.vi.ʁa/		 desservirons
/de.sɛʁ.vi.ʁɔ̃/		 desservirez
/de.sɛʁ.vi.ʁe/		 desserviront
/de.sɛʁ.vi.ʁɔ̃/
conditional desservirais
/de.sɛʁ.vi.ʁɛ/		 desservirais
/de.sɛʁ.vi.ʁɛ/		 desservirait
/de.sɛʁ.vi.ʁɛ/		 desservirions
/de.sɛʁ.vi.ʁjɔ̃/		 desserviriez
/de.sɛʁ.vi.ʁje/		 desserviraient
/de.sɛʁ.vi.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present desserve
/de.sɛʁv/		 desserves
/de.sɛʁv/		 desserve
/de.sɛʁv/		 desservions
/de.sɛʁ.vjɔ̃/		 desserviez
/de.sɛʁ.vje/		 desservent
/de.sɛʁv/
imperfect2 desservisse
/de.sɛʁ.vis/		 desservisses
/de.sɛʁ.vis/		 desservît
/de.sɛʁ.vi/		 desservissions
/de.sɛʁ.vi.sjɔ̃/		 desservissiez
/de.sɛʁ.vi.sje/		 desservissent
/de.sɛʁ.vis/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — dessers
/de.sɛʁ/		 — desservons
/de.sɛʁ.vɔ̃/		 desservez
/de.sɛʁ.ve/		 —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old French desservir, from dé- +‎ servir; cf. etymology 1.

Verb

desservir

  1. (transitive) to clear, clear away (e.g. a table)
Conjugation

This is one of a fairly large group of irregular -ir verbs that are all conjugated the same way. Other members of this group include sortir and dormir. The most significant difference between these verbs' conjugation and that of the regular -ir verbs is that these verbs' conjugation does not use the infix -iss-. Further, this conjugation has the forms (je, tu) dessers and (il) dessert in the present indicative and imperative, whereas a regular -ir verb would have *desservis and *desservit (as in the past historic).

Conjugation of desservir (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple desservir
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple desservant
/de.sɛʁ.vɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle desservi
/de.sɛʁ.vi/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present dessers
/de.sɛʁ/		 dessers
/de.sɛʁ/		 dessert
/de.sɛʁ/		 desservons
/de.sɛʁ.vɔ̃/		 desservez
/de.sɛʁ.ve/		 desservent
/de.sɛʁv/
imperfect desservais
/de.sɛʁ.vɛ/		 desservais
/de.sɛʁ.vɛ/		 desservait
/de.sɛʁ.vɛ/		 desservions
/de.sɛʁ.vjɔ̃/		 desserviez
/de.sɛʁ.vje/		 desservaient
/de.sɛʁ.vɛ/
past historic2 desservis
/de.sɛʁ.vi/		 desservis
/de.sɛʁ.vi/		 desservit
/de.sɛʁ.vi/		 desservîmes
/de.sɛʁ.vim/		 desservîtes
/de.sɛʁ.vit/		 desservirent
/de.sɛʁ.viʁ/
future desservirai
/de.sɛʁ.vi.ʁe/		 desserviras
/de.sɛʁ.vi.ʁa/		 desservira
/de.sɛʁ.vi.ʁa/		 desservirons
/de.sɛʁ.vi.ʁɔ̃/		 desservirez
/de.sɛʁ.vi.ʁe/		 desserviront
/de.sɛʁ.vi.ʁɔ̃/
conditional desservirais
/de.sɛʁ.vi.ʁɛ/		 desservirais
/de.sɛʁ.vi.ʁɛ/		 desservirait
/de.sɛʁ.vi.ʁɛ/		 desservirions
/de.sɛʁ.vi.ʁjɔ̃/		 desserviriez
/de.sɛʁ.vi.ʁje/		 desserviraient
/de.sɛʁ.vi.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present desserve
/de.sɛʁv/		 desserves
/de.sɛʁv/		 desserve
/de.sɛʁv/		 desservions
/de.sɛʁ.vjɔ̃/		 desserviez
/de.sɛʁ.vje/		 desservent
/de.sɛʁv/
imperfect2 desservisse
/de.sɛʁ.vis/		 desservisses
/de.sɛʁ.vis/		 desservît
/de.sɛʁ.vi/		 desservissions
/de.sɛʁ.vi.sjɔ̃/		 desservissiez
/de.sɛʁ.vi.sje/		 desservissent
/de.sɛʁ.vis/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — dessers
/de.sɛʁ/		 — desservons
/de.sɛʁ.vɔ̃/		 desservez
/de.sɛʁ.ve/		 —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Etymology 3

From servir, with the prefix dé- (from Latin dis-).

Verb

desservir

  1. (transitive) to do a disservice, to perform ill offices (to someone)
Conjugation

This is one of a fairly large group of irregular -ir verbs that are all conjugated the same way. Other members of this group include sortir and dormir. The most significant difference between these verbs' conjugation and that of the regular -ir verbs is that these verbs' conjugation does not use the infix -iss-. Further, this conjugation has the forms (je, tu) dessers and (il) dessert in the present indicative and imperative, whereas a regular -ir verb would have *desservis and *desservit (as in the past historic).

Conjugation of desservir (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple desservir
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple desservant
/de.sɛʁ.vɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle desservi
/de.sɛʁ.vi/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present dessers
/de.sɛʁ/		 dessers
/de.sɛʁ/		 dessert
/de.sɛʁ/		 desservons
/de.sɛʁ.vɔ̃/		 desservez
/de.sɛʁ.ve/		 desservent
/de.sɛʁv/
imperfect desservais
/de.sɛʁ.vɛ/		 desservais
/de.sɛʁ.vɛ/		 desservait
/de.sɛʁ.vɛ/		 desservions
/de.sɛʁ.vjɔ̃/		 desserviez
/de.sɛʁ.vje/		 desservaient
/de.sɛʁ.vɛ/
past historic2 desservis
/de.sɛʁ.vi/		 desservis
/de.sɛʁ.vi/		 desservit
/de.sɛʁ.vi/		 desservîmes
/de.sɛʁ.vim/		 desservîtes
/de.sɛʁ.vit/		 desservirent
/de.sɛʁ.viʁ/
future desservirai
/de.sɛʁ.vi.ʁe/		 desserviras
/de.sɛʁ.vi.ʁa/		 desservira
/de.sɛʁ.vi.ʁa/		 desservirons
/de.sɛʁ.vi.ʁɔ̃/		 desservirez
/de.sɛʁ.vi.ʁe/		 desserviront
/de.sɛʁ.vi.ʁɔ̃/
conditional desservirais
/de.sɛʁ.vi.ʁɛ/		 desservirais
/de.sɛʁ.vi.ʁɛ/		 desservirait
/de.sɛʁ.vi.ʁɛ/		 desservirions
/de.sɛʁ.vi.ʁjɔ̃/		 desserviriez
/de.sɛʁ.vi.ʁje/		 desserviraient
/de.sɛʁ.vi.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present desserve
/de.sɛʁv/		 desserves
/de.sɛʁv/		 desserve
/de.sɛʁv/		 desservions
/de.sɛʁ.vjɔ̃/		 desserviez
/de.sɛʁ.vje/		 desservent
/de.sɛʁv/
imperfect2 desservisse
/de.sɛʁ.vis/		 desservisses
/de.sɛʁ.vis/		 desservît
/de.sɛʁ.vi/		 desservissions
/de.sɛʁ.vi.sjɔ̃/		 desservissiez
/de.sɛʁ.vi.sje/		 desservissent
/de.sɛʁ.vis/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — dessers
/de.sɛʁ/		 — desservons
/de.sɛʁ.vɔ̃/		 desservez
/de.sɛʁ.ve/		 —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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