fungieren

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German

Etymology

From Latin fungor +‎ -ieren.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fʊŋˈɡiːʁən/
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Verb

fungieren (weak, third-person singular present fungiert, past tense fungierte, past participle fungiert, auxiliary haben)

  1. act (to behave in a certain way)
    Er fungierte im alten China als Berater des Kaisers.
    He acted as the Emperor's counselor in Ancient China.

Usage notes

Generally followed by als in the meaning "act as", "function as".

Conjugation

Further reading

  • fungieren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • fungieren” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • fungieren” in Duden online
  • fungieren” in OpenThesaurus.de

Spanish

Verb

fungieren

  1. third-person plural future subjunctive of fungir