fʊŋktsi̯oˈniːʁən
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Translation
to work, to function
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Word origin
Borrowed from French fonctionner, from Latin functio ('performance, execution').
- Origin
- French
- Root
- fonctionner
- English cognates
- function
Grammar
Examples
Fernseher .
The television unfortunately doesn't work any more.
?
Does your new phone work yet?
.
That's how the whole system works.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 5, lesson 3: Words 421-430.