Verb

funktionieren

Translation

functioned, worked, operated

Der alte Fernseher funktionierte gut.

The old television worked well.

Der Plan funktionierte perfekt.

The plan worked perfectly.

Früher funktionierte hier alles besser.

In the past, everything worked better here.

((sth.)) worked/functioned Something worked in the past. Die Maschine funktionierte gestern nicht.

((sth.)) worked flawlessly Something worked perfectly. Die Software funktionierte einwandfrei.

Synonyms: lief (ran), ging (worked), klappte (worked out); Antonyms: versagte (failed), streikte (didn't work)

This is the simple past (Präteritum) form of 'funktionieren'. The '-te' ending is the standard marker for the simple past of weak (regular) verbs.

Recognize the '-te' ending as the German equivalent of '-ed' for regular verbs in the simple past tense.