No. 4,875 in Portuguese
funcionou
"Funcionou" means "worked" or "functioned" in English.
In a sentence
O aparelho não funcionou ontem.
The device did not work yesterday.
The word 'funcionou' here is used to denote the past tense of 'funcionar,' indicating that the device was not operational or did not perform its intended function during the specified time (yesterday).
O plano funcionou perfeitamente.
The plan worked perfectly.
In this sentence, 'funcionou' refers to the effectiveness of the plan in achieving its desired outcome, emphasizing its success when applied.
Achei que funcionou bem para resolver o problema.
I thought it worked well to solve the problem.
Here, 'funcionou' describes the satisfactory performance or adequacy of an approach or solution in addressing a specific problem.
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