Fungovalo

Fungovalo is the past tense form of the verb fungovat in Czech and fungovať in Slovak, meaning to function or to operate. It denotes that something worked or operated in the past. The form fungovalo is neuter singular; it is used with neuter nouns or in impersonal constructions such as “Fungovalo to.” The masculine, feminine, and plural past forms are fungoval, fungovala, and fungovali respectively.

Common usage describes devices, systems, processes, or plans that performed as expected. Examples: “To zařízení fungovalo dobře.” “Přístroj po opravě opět fungoval.” “Fungovalo to bez problémů.” In Czech and Slovak, the form of the past tense agrees with the subject in gender and number; feminine subjects use fungovala, masculine subjects use fungoval, and neuter subjects use fungovalo.

Etymology and cognates: fungovat/fungovať is a common verb in both Czech and Slovak, with cognates in related Slavic languages. The term is widely used across technical, scientific, and everyday language to report that something functioned or operated as intended, whether describing machinery, experiments, processes, or arrangements. Related forms include the adjective funkční (functional) and the noun funkce (function).

See also: fungovat, fungovať, funkce, funkční.