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fungieren

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German

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Etymology

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From Latin fungor +‎ -ieren.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fʊŋˈɡiːʁən/
  • Audio (Austria):(file)
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Verb

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

  1. to act (to behave in a certain way) [with als (+ usually nominative) ‘as someone’]
    Er fungierte im alten China als Berater des Kaisers.
    He acted as the Emperor's counselor in Ancient China.

Conjugation

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Further reading

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

Spanish

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Verb

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fungieren

  1. third-person plural future subjunctive of fungir