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fungovat

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Czech

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Etymology

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From Latin fungor +‎ -ovat.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈfuŋɡovat]
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Verb

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fungovat impf (perfective zafungovat)

  1. 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

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  • 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

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Conjugation of fungovat
infinitive fungovat, fungovati active adjective fungující
verbal noun fungování passive adjective
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

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • fungovati”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • fungovati”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • fungovat”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025