What does funcionar mean in English?

Funcionar means "to function" in English.

How do you conjugate funcionar in Spanish?

Funcionar is conjugated across all Spanish tenses including present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, and more. Each tense has specific conjugations for yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes. You can see complete conjugation tables with audio pronunciations on this page.

What should I know about using funcionar?

Funcionar is a regular -ar verb

How do you use funcionar in a sentence?

Example: "El motor funcionó bien." which means "The motor worked well." in English.

What are synonyms for funcionar?

Spanish synonyms for funcionar include: trabajar. The exact synonym to use depends on the context and specific meaning intended.

Funcionar

to function

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

funcionar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

funcionando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

funcionado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	funciono I function	I function
tú	funcionas you function	you function
él/ella/usted	funciona he/she/you functions	he/she/you functions
nosotros	funcionamos we function	we function
vosotros	funcionáis you all function	you all function
ellos/ustedes	funcionan they/you all function	they/you all function

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	funcionaba I used to function	I used to function
tú	funcionabas you used to function	you used to function
él/ella/usted	funcionaba he/she/you used to function	he/she/you used to function
nosotros	funcionábamos we used to function	we used to function
vosotros	funcionabais you all used to function	you all used to function
ellos/ustedes	funcionaban they/you all used to function	they/you all used to function

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	funcioné I functioned	I functioned
tú	funcionaste you functioned	you functioned
él/ella/usted	funcionó he/she/you functioned	he/she/you functioned
nosotros	funcionamos we functioned	we functioned
vosotros	funcionasteis you all functioned	you all functioned
ellos/ustedes	funcionaron they/you all functioned	they/you all functioned

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	funcionaré I will function	I will function
tú	funcionarás you will function	you will function
él/ella/usted	funcionará he/she/you will function	he/she/you will function
nosotros	funcionaremos we will function	we will function
vosotros	funcionaréis you all will function	you all will function
ellos/ustedes	funcionarán they/you all will function	they/you all will function

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	funcionaría I would function	I would function
tú	funcionarías you would function	you would function
él/ella/usted	funcionaría he/she/you would function	he/she/you would function
nosotros	funcionaríamos we would function	we would function
vosotros	funcionaríais you all would function	you all would function
ellos/ustedes	funcionarían they/you all would function	they/you all would function

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	funcione that I function	that I function
tú	funciones that you function	that you function
él/ella/usted	funcione that he/she/you function	that he/she/you function
nosotros	funcionemos that we function	that we function
vosotros	funcionéis that you all function	that you all function
ellos/ustedes	funcionen that they/you all function	that they/you all function

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	funcionara or funcionase that I functioned	that I functioned
tú	funcionaras or funcionases that you functioned	that you functioned
él/ella/usted	funcionara or funcionase that he/she/you functioned	that he/she/you functioned
nosotros	funcionáramos or funcionásemos that we functioned	that we functioned
vosotros	funcionarais or funcionaseis that you all functioned	that you all functioned
ellos/ustedes	funcionaran or funcionasen that they/you all functioned	that they/you all functioned

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he funcionado I have functioned	I have functioned
tú	has funcionado you have functioned	you have functioned
él/ella/usted	ha funcionado he/she/you have functioned	he/she/you have functioned
nosotros	hemos funcionado we have functioned	we have functioned
vosotros	habéis funcionado you all have functioned	you all have functioned
ellos/ustedes	han funcionado they/you all have functioned	they/you all have functioned

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había funcionado I had functioned	I had functioned
tú	habías funcionado you had functioned	you had functioned
él/ella/usted	había funcionado he/she/you had functioned	he/she/you had functioned
nosotros	habíamos funcionado we had functioned	we had functioned
vosotros	habíais funcionado you all had functioned	you all had functioned
ellos/ustedes	habían funcionado they/you all had functioned	they/you all had functioned

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube funcionado I had functioned	I had functioned
tú	hubiste funcionado you had functioned	you had functioned
él/ella/usted	hubo funcionado he/she/you had functioned	he/she/you had functioned
nosotros	hubimos funcionado we had functioned	we had functioned
vosotros	hubisteis funcionado you all had functioned	you all had functioned
ellos/ustedes	hubieron funcionado they/you all had functioned	they/you all had functioned

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré funcionado I will have functioned	I will have functioned
tú	habrás funcionado you will have functioned	you will have functioned
él/ella/usted	habrá funcionado he/she/you will have functioned	he/she/you will have functioned
nosotros	habremos funcionado we will have functioned	we will have functioned
vosotros	habréis funcionado you all will have functioned	you all will have functioned
ellos/ustedes	habrán funcionado they/you all will have functioned	they/you all will have functioned

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría funcionado I would have functioned	I would have functioned
tú	habrías funcionado you would have functioned	you would have functioned
él/ella/usted	habría funcionado he/she/you would have functioned	he/she/you would have functioned
nosotros	habríamos funcionado we would have functioned	we would have functioned
vosotros	habríais funcionado you all would have functioned	you all would have functioned
ellos/ustedes	habrían funcionado they/you all would have functioned	they/you all would have functioned

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya funcionado that I have functioned	that I have functioned
tú	hayas funcionado that you have functioned	that you have functioned
él/ella/usted	haya funcionado that he/she/you have functioned	that he/she/you have functioned
nosotros	hayamos funcionado that we have functioned	that we have functioned
vosotros	hayáis funcionado that you all have functioned	that you all have functioned
ellos/ustedes	hayan funcionado that they/you all have functioned	that they/you all have functioned

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera funcionado that I had functioned	that I had functioned
tú	hubieras funcionado that you had functioned	that you had functioned
él/ella/usted	hubiera funcionado that he/she/you had functioned	that he/she/you had functioned
nosotros	hubiéramos funcionado that we had functioned	that we had functioned
vosotros	hubierais funcionado that you all had functioned	that you all had functioned
ellos/ustedes	hubieran funcionado that they/you all had functioned	that they/you all had functioned

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	funciona	function! (you)
usted	funcione	function! (you formal)
nosotros	funcionemos	let's function!
vosotros	funcionad	function! (you all)
ustedes	funcionen	function! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no funciones	don't function! (you)
usted	no funcione	don't function! (you formal)
nosotros	no funcionemos	let's not function!
vosotros	no funcionéis	don't function! (you all)
ustedes	no funcionen	don't function! (you all)

More About "funcionar"

Examples in Context

El motor funcionó bien.

The motor worked well.

Preterite

El sistema funciona correctamente.

The system works correctly.

Present

Ha funcionado perfectamente.

It has worked perfectly.

Present Perfect

Funcionará sin problemas.

It will work without problems.

Future

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

trabajar(to work)

More about people working

Usage Notes

•Funcionar is a regular -ar verb
•Main meaning: to function, to work (for machines/systems)
•Not used for people working (use trabajar)

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