virkaði

Virkaði is the past tense form of the Icelandic verb virka, meaning to work, function, or have an effect. It is used to describe a completed action in the past and can refer to something that operated as expected (a machine, system) or to something that achieved the intended result (an approach, medicine, plan).

Examples in use include sentences like: Vélinn virkaði vel í dag. Tilraunin virkaði vel. Lyfið virkaði vel. In these contexts, virkaði conveys that the subject—whether concrete or abstract—produced the desired outcome.

Grammatical notes: virka is an Icelandic verb whose past tense is marked by virkaði in the simple past. The form changes with person and number in ordinary speech, as with other Icelandic verbs. The word is native to Icelandic and commonly used in everyday language, journalism, and literature. Etymologically, virka is generally regarded as a native Icelandic verb with connections to related terms for work and effect, such as verk (work/deed).

See also virka (to function) and virkur (active).