funcionar
Asturian
Verb
funcionar (first-person singular indicative present funciono, past participle funcionáu)
Conjugation
Derived terms
- funcionamientu
Further reading
- “funcionar”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
- García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “funcionar”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
Catalan
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [fun.si.uˈna]
- IPA(key): (Balearic, Northwestern) [fun.si.oˈna]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [fun.si.oˈnaɾ]
Audio (Barcelona): (file) - Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
Verb
funcionar (first-person singular present funciono, first-person singular preterite funcioní, past participle funcionat); root stress: (Northern) /u/; (Balearic, Central, Northwestern, Valencia) /o/
Conjugation
Derived terms
Further reading
- “funcionar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “funcionar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
- “funcionar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “funcionar”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)
Ido
Etymology
Derived from funciono + -ar and borrowed from English function, French fonctionner, German funktionieren, Italian funzionare, Russian функциони́ровать (funkcionírovatʹ), Spanish funcionar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /funt͡si̯oˈnar/
Verb
funcionar (present funcionas, past funcionis, future funcionos, conditional funcionus, imperative funcionez)
- (intransitive) to function (all senses): to function, act (as)
- (intransitive) to perform the duties
- (intransitive) to fill an office
- (intransitive) to work properly (of machinery, etc.)
Conjugation
| present | past | future | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | funcionar | funcionir | funcionor | ||||
| tense | funcionas | funcionis | funcionos | ||||
| conditional | funcionus | — | — | ||||
| imperative | funcionez | — | — | ||||
| adjective active participle | funcionanta | funcioninta | funciononta | ||||
| adverbial active participle | funcionante | funcioninte | funciononte | ||||
| nominal active participle |
singular | funcionanto | funcioninto | funciononto | |||
| plural | funcionanti | funcioninti | funciononti | ||||
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- funccionar (pre-standardization spelling)
Etymology
Borrowed from French fonctionner (“to function; to work”), from fonction + -er, from Latin fūnctiōnem (“function”). By surface analysis, função + -ar.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /fũ.si.oˈna(ʁ)/ [fũ.si.oˈna(h)], (faster) /fũ.sjoˈna(ʁ)/ [fũ.sjoˈna(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /fũ.si.oˈna(ɾ)/, (faster) /fũ.sjoˈna(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /fũ.si.oˈna(ʁ)/ [fũ.si.oˈna(χ)], (faster) /fũ.sjoˈna(ʁ)/ [fũ.sjoˈna(χ)]
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /fũ.si.oˈna(ɻ)/, (faster) /fũ.sjoˈna(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /fũ.sjuˈnaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /fũ.sjuˈna.ɾi/
Verb
funcionar (first-person singular present funciono, first-person singular preterite funcionei, past participle funcionado)
- to work; to function
- Alternative form: (informal, clipping) funfar
- 1934, Graciliano Ramos, chapter XI, in S. Bernardo, 1st edition, Rio de Janeiro: Ariel, Editora Ltda., page 68:
- […] Padilha jurou por todos os santos que a escola funccionava normalmente e que fazia cortar coração deixar tantas crianças sem o pão do saber.
- […] Padilha swore by all saints that the school functioned normally and that it broke hearts to leave so many children without the bread of knowledge.
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Related terms
Further reading
- “funcionar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “funcionar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /funθjoˈnaɾ/ [fũn̟.θjoˈnaɾ] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- IPA(key): /funsjoˈnaɾ/ [fũn.sjoˈnaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: fun‧cio‧nar
Verb
funcionar (first-person singular present funciono, first-person singular preterite funcioné, past participle funcionado)
Conjugation
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| with infinitive funcionar | dative | funcionarme | funcionarte | funcionarle, funcionarse | funcionarnos | funcionaros | funcionarles, funcionarse |
| accusative | funcionarme | funcionarte | funcionarlo, funcionarla, funcionarse | funcionarnos | funcionaros | funcionarlos, funcionarlas, funcionarse | |
| with gerund funcionando | dative | funcionándome | funcionándote | funcionándole, funcionándose | funcionándonos | funcionándoos | funcionándoles, funcionándose |
| accusative | funcionándome | funcionándote | funcionándolo, funcionándola, funcionándose | funcionándonos | funcionándoos | funcionándolos, funcionándolas, funcionándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative funciona | dative | funcióname | funciónate | funciónale | funciónanos | not used | funciónales |
| accusative | funcióname | funciónate | funciónalo, funciónala | funciónanos | not used | funciónalos, funciónalas | |
| with informal second-person singular voseo imperative funcioná | dative | funcioname | funcionate | funcionale | funcionanos | not used | funcionales |
| accusative | funcioname | funcionate | funcionalo, funcionala | funcionanos | not used | funcionalos, funcionalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative funcione | dative | funcióneme | not used | funciónele, funciónese | funciónenos | not used | funcióneles |
| accusative | funcióneme | not used | funciónelo, funciónela, funciónese | funciónenos | not used | funciónelos, funciónelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative funcionemos | dative | not used | funcionémoste | funcionémosle | funcionémonos | funcionémoos | funcionémosles |
| accusative | not used | funcionémoste | funcionémoslo, funcionémosla | funcionémonos | funcionémoos | funcionémoslos, funcionémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative funcionad | dative | funcionadme | not used | funcionadle | funcionadnos | funcionaos | funcionadles |
| accusative | funcionadme | not used | funcionadlo, funcionadla | funcionadnos | funcionaos | funcionadlos, funcionadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative funcionen | dative | funciónenme | not used | funciónenle | funciónennos | not used | funciónenles, funciónense |
| accusative | funciónenme | not used | funciónenlo, funciónenla | funciónennos | not used | funciónenlos, funciónenlas, funciónense | |
Derived terms
Further reading
- “funcionar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026
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