No. 11,667 in Spanish
funcionaría
"Funcionaría" is the conditional form of the verb "funcionar," meaning "it would work" or "she/he/it would function."
In a sentence
Si tuviéramos más tiempo, esta estrategia funcionaría.
If we had more time, this strategy would work.
In this sentence, 'funcionaría' is used in a hypothetical situation to describe what would be the case if a specific condition were true.
Le preguntaron si su antiguo coche aún funcionaría después de tantos años.
They asked her if her old car would still work after so many years.
Here, 'funcionaría' is used to express speculation about whether something is still operational or not.
Dijeron que el sistema no funcionaría sin la actualización.
They said that the system wouldn't work without the update.
In this context, 'funcionaría' is used to indicate a condition for something to be functional or effective.
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