funcionaste

Funcionaste is the second-person singular form (tú) of the Spanish verb funcionar in the pretérito indefinido (pretérito simple). The verb means “to function” or “to work/operate,” so funcionaste translates roughly as “you functioned” or “you did function,” and it is used to describe that a device, system, process, or situation operated in the past. It can also be used more figuratively to indicate how someone performed in a past task.

Conjugation and forms: Funcionarse is a regular -ar verb in the preterite for the tú form, giving funcionaste. Related forms include funcionó (él/ella/usted), funcionamos (nosotros/as), funcionasteis (vosotros/as), and funcionaron (ellos/ellas/ustedes). In other tenses, the present indicative is funciona, funcionas; the imperfect is funcionabas, funcionaba, and so on.

Usage: Funcionaste is commonly used in informal speech when addressing someone directly to ask how something worked for them in the past, or to comment on their performance in a past situation. It can refer to machinery or systems as well as to a person’s actions in a task. It is more natural in conversational Spanish to use this form in questions or statements about a completed past event.

Examples:

- ¿Funcionaste bien con la impresora nueva ayer?

- Durante la prueba, ¿cómo funcionaste en la presentación?

Notes: Funcionaste is distinct from the third-person forms (funcionó, funcionó) and the equivalent noun-based terms (funcionamiento, funcionamiento). As a regular preterite form, its usage aligns with other verbs in the same tense and mood.