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funzen
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German
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Clipping of funktionieren with additional simplification of the consonant cluster /ŋkts/ into /nts/. Originally in the jargon of IT technicians and computer scientists.
Verb
funzen (weak, third-person singular present funzt, past tense funzte, past participle gefunzt, auxiliary haben)
- (colloquial, chiefly slang) to function, to work
- Also bei mir funzt das einwandfrei.
- Well, on my end it works just fine.
Conjugation
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Etymology 2
Related with Funzel (“weak lamp”).
Verb
funzen (weak, third-person singular present funzt, past tense funzte, past participle gefunzt, auxiliary haben)
Conjugation
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Further reading
- “funzen” in Duden online
- “funzen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “funzen”, in Online-Wortschatz-Informationssystem Deutsch (in German), Mannheim: Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache, 2008–
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