Czech
Etymology
From Latin fungor + -ovat.
Pronunciation
Verb
fungovat impf (perfective zafungovat)
- to work, function, operate
- Moje pračka přestala fungovat. ― My washing machine stopped functioning.
- Tenhle nápad nebude fungovat. ― This idea won't work.
- Jakým způsobem ten program funguje? ― In which way does the program operate?
- Tahle výmluva funguje jen v některých situacích. ― This pretext only works in some situations.
Usage notes
- Refers either to the fact that something (usually some machine or scheme) does or doesn't work or function, or to the way or extent in which it works.
Conjugation
Conjugation of fungovat
| infinitive
|
fungovat, fungovati
|
active adjective
|
fungující
|
| verbal noun
|
fungování
|
passive adjective
|
—
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| present forms |
indicative |
imperative
|
|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
|
| 1st person
|
funguji,
funguju (coll.) |
fungujeme |
— |
fungujme
|
| 2nd person
|
funguješ |
fungujete |
funguj |
fungujte
|
| 3rd person
|
funguje |
fungují,
fungujou (coll.) |
— |
—
|
The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive fungovat.
| participles |
past participles |
passive participles
|
|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
|
| masculine animate
|
fungoval |
fungovali |
— |
—
|
| masculine inanimate
|
fungovaly |
—
|
| feminine
|
fungovala |
—
|
| neuter
|
fungovalo |
fungovala |
— |
—
|
| transgressives
|
present
|
past
|
| masculine singular
|
funguje |
—
|
| feminine + neuter singular
|
fungujíc |
—
|
| plural
|
fungujíce |
—
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Derived terms
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