fungují

Fungují is a Czech verb form meaning “they function” or “they operate.” It is the third-person plural present tense of fungovat, the verb that means to function, to operate, or to work, especially in the sense that something performs as intended.

The infinitive is fungovat. Present tense forms include já funguji (also heard as já funguju in colloquial speech), ty funguješ, on funguje, my fungujeme, vy fungujete, oni fungují. The form fungují specifically marks a third-person plural subject. The imperfective aspect indicates ongoing or general function, and future is typically expressed with auxiliary forms such as budou fungovat (they will function).

Usage: Fungovat describes the operation of machines, devices, software, processes, systems, policies, or organizations. It can also be used figuratively to mean that an idea or arrangement works as intended, e.g., Systém funguje dobře or Nápad funguje. With negation, nefunguje means “does not work.”

Etymology: The verb is formed with the common Czech suffix -ovat, often from nouns such as funkce (function), and is related to the broader Slavic vocabulary for functioning and operating. It shares cognates with terms in other languages referring to function or operation.

See also: funkce, fungování, nefunguje, funkční.