fungere

to act as

verb FOON-jeh-reh Rare

Origin: From Latin fungi ('to perform, to discharge').

Also means

to serve as

Usage Note

Fungere is always followed by da + a noun: fungere da intermediario ('to act as intermediary'), fungere da guida ('to serve as a guide'). It is an irregular third-conjugation verb with no first-person singular present (io form is avoided; io fungo exists but is extremely rare). The past participle is funto and it takes avere. It is formal; fare da is the everyday equivalent.

Examples

"Funge da guida per i turisti."

Natural Translation

He acts as a guide for the tourists.

Literal Translation

He-acts-as guide for the tourists.

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