funke
Danish
Etymology
From Swedish funka, similar slang which is a shortening of funktionera (“to function, to work”). The surface etymology of funke is a shortening of fungere, which is suggested by the alternative form funge.
Verb
funke (imperative funk, infinitive at funke, present tense funker, past tense funkede, perfect tense har funket)
- (slang) to work well; to work out
- 1993, Kosmorama
- Den funker bare i kraft af sin fuldkomment gennemsigtige opdeling af rummet.
- It just works really well through its completely transparent division of the room.
- Den funker bare i kraft af sin fuldkomment gennemsigtige opdeling af rummet.
- 2012, Lars Kjædegaard, Den røde labyrint: En Hvid & Belling-krimi, Rosinante & Co →ISBN
- Vi prøvede. Men hun ... det funkede ikke.
- We tried. But she ... it didn't work out.
- Vi prøvede. Men hun ... det funkede ikke.
- 1993, Kosmorama
Conjugation
Inflection of funke
| present | past | |
|---|---|---|
| simple | funker | funkede |
| perfect | har funket | havde funket |
| passive | funkes | funkedes |
| participle | funkende | funket |
| imperative | funk | — |
| infinitive | funke | — |
| auxiliary verb | have | — |
| gerund | funken | — |
Alternative forms
- funge
Synonyms
- fungere
References
- “funke,2” in Den Danske Ordbog