No. 13,957 in German
funktionierte
"Funktionierte" means "functioned" or "worked" in English.
In a sentence
Der alte Fernseher funktionierte gestern plötzlich wieder.
The old television suddenly worked again yesterday.
In this sentence, 'funktionierte' is used to describe the past functionality of an object, indicating that it was working as intended at that specific past time.
Während der Reparatur funktionierte die Maschine nicht.
During the repair, the machine did not function.
Here, 'funktionierte' conveys the past state of a machine, emphasizing its temporary non-functionality during a specific past event (the repair).
Das neue System funktionierte genau wie erwartet.
The new system functioned exactly as expected.
In this context, 'funktionierte' expresses the successful operation of a new system in the past, meeting the expected performance.
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