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No. 11,665 in Spanish

funcionaban

"Funcionaban" means "they worked" or "they functioned."

In a sentence

  • Los viejos relojes funcionaban perfectamente antes.

    The old watches used to work perfectly before.

    Funcionarían indicates past habitual action, describing that the watches used to work properly.

  • Las máquinas no funcionaban debido a la falta de energía eléctrica.

    The machines were not working due to the lack of electrical power.

    Funcionarían here conveys an ongoing past state where the machines were inoperable.

  • Siempre nos contaban cómo funcionaban las cosas antiguamente.

    They always used to tell us how things worked in the past.

    Funcionarían is used in a reflective context to discuss how things operated historically.

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