Verb

funktionieren

Translation

to function, to work, to operate

Der Computer funktioniert nicht.

The computer doesn't work.

Hat es funktioniert?

Did it work?

Alles funktioniert nach Plan.

Everything is working according to plan.

((sth.)) works/functions Something works. Die Heizung funktioniert wieder.

((sth.)) works well/badly Something works in a certain way. Mein neuer Laptop funktioniert sehr gut.

Synonyms: laufen (to run), gehen (to go/work), klappen (to work out); Antonyms: versagen (to fail), streiken (to be on strike/not work)

From the noun 'Funktion' (function) plus the suffix '-ieren', which is common for verbs of foreign (often Latin) origin.

It's a direct cognate of the English word 'function'. Just remember the German verb ending '-ieren'.