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fungieren

C1

to officiate / function

English meaning
to officiate / function
CEFR level
C1Advanced
Vocabulary package
Business & Management

fungieren in a sentence

Er fungiert als Leiter des Projekts.

He functions as the project leader.

Conjugation of fungieren

ichfungiere
dufungierst
er/sie/esfungiert
wirfungieren
ihrfungiert
sie/Siefungieren
Simple past (er/sie/es)
fungierte
Perfect
hat fungiert

Word family

fungieren is built from gieren (to lust / yaw). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where fungieren comes from

von lateinisch fungi „verwalten, verrichten, vollbringen“

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Questions about fungieren

How do you conjugate fungieren?

Present tense: ich fungiere, du fungierst, er fungiert, wir fungieren, ihr fungiert, sie fungieren. Simple past: fungierte. Perfect: hat fungiert.

What does fungieren mean in English?

fungieren means "to officiate / function". For example: "Er fungiert als Leiter des Projekts." — "He functions as the project leader."

What level is fungieren in German?

fungieren is a C1 word — c1 — advanced. It belongs to the business & management vocabulary.

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