fungerat

Fungerat is the past participle of the Swedish verb fungera, meaning to function, operate, or work. It is used to form perfect and pluperfect tenses with auxiliary verbs such as har (has) or hade (had). For example: Det har fungerat bra (That has worked well) and Det hade fungerat bättre om vi hade fått mer tid (That would have worked better if we had more time).

In ordinary usage, fungerer past participle forms are combined with har or hade to express how something has performed up to now or in the past. The form itself is not commonly used as a standalone adjective in modern Swedish; instead, the present participle fungerande is typically used to describe something that is currently functioning. For example: ett fungerande system (a functioning system). The phrase ett fungerat system would be unusual or considered incorrect in most contexts.

Etymology and related forms: fungera is a Swedish verb meaning to function or to work, and fungerat is its supine (perfekt particip) form. Related forms include fungerar (present), fungerade (past), and fungerande (present participle used as an adjective).

Usage notes: Fungerat emphasizes the operational status of a device, system, or process up to a certain point in time. It is common in technical reports, reviews, and everyday speech to describe reliability or performance. In English, it is usually translated as “has functioned” or “has worked.” See also fungera, fungerar, fungerande.