Fungerar

Fungerar is the present tense, third-person singular form of the Swedish verb fungera, meaning to function or to work. It is used to describe how something operates, performs its intended task, or behaves as expected. The subject can be a device, system, process, service, or part of the body. For example, "Maskinen fungerar bra" or "Det fungerar inte längre."

Grammatical forms and usage: The infinitive is fungera. Other common forms include jag fungerar, du fungerar, han/hon fungerar, vi fungerar, ni fungerar, de fungerar for present tense. Past tense is fungerade, and the supine is fungerat. The present participle is fungerande. In questions and statements, one can say "Hur fungerar det?" or "Den fungerar bra" to indicate that something is operating correctly. Negative constructions use fungerar inte.

Context and nuance: Fungerar describes practical performance and reliability, often in technical or formal contexts. It covers appliances, software, services, processes, and bodily functions (t.ex. "organet fungerar som det ska"). In everyday speech, many Swedes prefer the informal synonym funka, as in "Den funkar inte," which carries a lighter tone but has the same general meaning.

Etymology and cognates: Fungera and thus fungerar have cognates in Norwegian ( fungere) and Danish ( fungere), reflecting shared Scandinavian roots. The term is established in Swedish and is widely understood in both technical and general language.