funktionieren

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German

Etymology

Ca. 1800, from Funktion +‎ -ieren, likely after French fonctionner.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌfʊŋ(k)tsjoˈniːrən/, , , , ,
  • IPA(key): (colloquially also) /ˌfʊŋ(k)tsəˈniːrən/
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  • Hyphenation: funk‧ti‧o‧nie‧ren

Verb

funktionieren (weak, third-person singular present funktioniert, past tense funktionierte, past participle funktioniert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (of a device) to work, function
    Synonyms: (informal) laufen, es tun, (slang) funzen
    Die neue Waschmaschine funktioniert ausgezeichnet.The new washing machine works perfectly.
  2. (of a plan etc.) to work, work out
    Synonyms: (informal) gehen, klappen, hinhauen, (western Germany) fluppen, (southern Germany, Austria) sich ausgehen

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