funka
Meaning
work, function
In Swedish: fungera
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att funka | to work |
|---|---|---|
| Present | funkar | jag funkar |
| Past | funkade | jag funkade |
| Supine | funkat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har funkat | jag har funkat |
| Past perfect | hade funkat | jag hade funkat |
| Future | ska funka | or: kommer att funka |
| Conditional | skulle funka | jag skulle funka |
| Imperative | funka! | a command |
| Present participle | funkande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | funkas |
|---|---|
| Present | funkas |
| Past | funkades |
| Supine | funkats |
Group 1: -ar verbs. Present -ar, past -ade, supine -at. The largest and most regular group. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use funkar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise funka
1 / 2Yesterday I … (funka). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does funka mean in English?
funka means “work, function”.
What is the past tense of funka?
The past tense of funka is funkade (“jag funkade”). The supine is funkat, used in “jag har funkat”.
What is the present tense of funka?
funkar, the same for every person: jag funkar, du funkar, vi funkar.
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Nearby common words
funka is number 594 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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