German edit

Etymology edit

From Latin fungor +‎ -ieren.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /fʊŋˈɡiːʁən/
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Verb edit

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 edit

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

Conjugation edit

Further reading edit

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

Spanish edit

Verb edit

fungieren

  1. third-person plural future subjunctive of fungir