Fungovali

Fungovali is a verb form used in Czech and Slovak, derived from the verb fungovat, which means to function or to operate. It represents the past tense of the third-person plural and is used when the subject is a group acting in the past.

In Czech, fungovali is the past tense form for masculine plural or mixed-gender groups. The corresponding forms for other genders are fungoval (masculine singular), fungovala (feminine singular), and fungovalo (neuter singular). Example: Všechny stroje fungovali. means “All machines functioned.”

In Slovak, fungovali is likewise used as the past tense for masculine plural or mixed-gender groups. It appears in sentences describing past operation or functioning of multiple subjects. Example: Všetky stroje fungovali. also means “All machines functioned.”

Usage and meaning

Fungovali is commonly found in historical descriptions, technical reports, and narrative texts where it is important to indicate that systems, devices, organizations, or processes operated successfully in the past. As a verb form, it does not stand alone as a noun; it is part of larger verb phrases and is inflected for person, number, and gender in its respective language.

Etymology

The verb fungovat comes from the same semantic root as function or functioning. It is shared across Czech and Slovak and is related to cognate terms in other Slavic languages that express the idea of operating or working.

See also

Fungovat, Function, Czech grammar, Slovak grammar.