Sentence examples of "dienen" in German

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Niemand kann zwei Herren dienen. No man can serve two masters.
Diese Kiste wird als Tisch dienen. This box will serve as a table.
Er diente seinem König getreulich. He served his king faithfully.
Damit ist mir nicht gedient This won't serve my turn
Das Herz dient dazu, um Blut zu pumpen. The heart serves to pump blood.
Der alte Mann diente dem König viele Jahre lang. The old man served the king for many years.
Technik an sich ist bedeutungslos, solange sie nicht der Menschheit dient. Technology is in itself meaningless unless it serves mankind.
Womit kann ich Ihnen dienen? What can I help you with?
Alle Fragen dienen nur deinem kranken Kind. All the questions apply to your sick child.
Tom, dieses Schwergewicht, befand sich an einem Ende dieses Satzes, und am anderen Ende, wenn auch zu leicht, um als Gegengewicht zu dienen, befand sich Mary. Tom, this lumber, sat at one end of this sentence, while, too light to counterbalance him, on the other side, sat Mary.
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