él funcionara

worked, would work

→ funcionar
funcion function; work + ara third-person singular imperfect subjunctive
verb · 3rd-person singular Rare #34,008
worked, would work This is a past subjunctive form of funcionar.
SP: Quería que el teléfono funcionara.
EN: I wanted the phone to work.
Conjugation of funcionar
Subjunctive
SingularPlural
Third funcionara —

¿Qué pasaría si no funcionara contigo, con ninguna de las dos?

What would happen if it didn’t work out with you, with either of you?

— Stalker (1979)

Lamento que funcionara de esa manera.

I'm sorry it turned out that way.

Quisiera que esto funcionara con el espejo.

I wish this would work with the mirror.

— Madre (2009)

Supongo que tampoco es que a Fred le funcionara estupendamente.

I suppose it’s not as though things worked out wonderfully for Fred either.

— Chicago (2002)

No debería haber esperado que funcionara.

I shouldn't have expected it to work.

— El hombre de la tierra (2007)

Y lo que se, es que funcionara.

And what I know is that it will work.

Gandhi no funcionara allí, hijo.

Gandhi wouldn't work there, son.

— बजरंगी भाईजान (2015)

Consiguió que la máquina funcionara.

He got the machine working.

No puedo creer que no funcionara.

I can't believe it didn't work.

Si esa bomba funcionara, la habría hecho estallar.

If that bomb worked, I would have detonated it.

— Sin piedad (2026)