Umfunktionieren Translations, meanings and synonyms

"Umfunktionieren" is used as verb with the meaning of "to repurpose", "to convert" or "to reassign".

Essential properties of "umfunktionieren"

Its most important properties are:

Properties

Infinitive: umfunktionieren
Simple past: funktionierte um
Participle: umfunktioniert

See full conjugation of umfunktionieren

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Note: These properties are not absolute. A transitive verb can be used intransitively and vice versa depending on context, and many verbs can be used reflexively even though they are not primarily reflexive.

Meanings of "umfunktionieren" + more translations, synonyms and antonyms

It has the meanings and uses detailed below:

1.) "To change something's function or use"

Definition: "To change the function or use of something to another purpose."
Translation(s): to repurpose, to convert, to reassign, to refunction
Synonym(s): umwandeln, umgestalten, umarbeiten
Antonym(s): beibehalten, erhalten
Related word(s): funktionieren, Funktion

📝 Some usage examples:

Wir haben das alte Büro in ein Gästezimmer umfunktioniert.We repurposed the old office into a guest room.
Der Keller wurde in ein Heimkino umfunktioniert.The basement was converted into a home cinema.
Sie umfunktionierte den Schreibtisch zu einem Esstisch.She repurposed the desk into a dining table.

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