Resservir and se resservir

Truc Thanh V.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Resservir and se resservir

I don’t understand well the use and the difference in meaning of “resservir” and “se resservir “. Please , give me more examples and the explanation. Thanks a lot.

This question relates to:French lesson "Conjugate servir and other -VIR verbs in the present tense in French (Le Présent)"

Asked 6 years ago

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CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Truc Thanh,

The difference here is - who is serving whom?

Resservir means that someone is giving a second helping to someone else.

Se resservir means that you are giving yourself a second helping, no one else is involved in the action.

Hope this helps!

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Truc Thanh V.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Wow, your explanation is very clear. Thanks so much.

Like06 years ago

Truc Thanh V. asked:

Resservir and se resservir

I don’t understand well the use and the difference in meaning of “resservir” and “se resservir “. Please , give me more examples and the explanation. Thanks a lot.

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