Before you start
Meet gelten
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 7 meanings
- (intransitive) to be valid; to count; to hold true
- (intransitive) to be effective; to be in force
- (transitive) to be worth
- (intransitive, formal) to be about, to concern [with dative ‘someone/something, e.g. a particular subject’]
- (intransitive) to be regarded, to pass [with als (+ nominative) or für (+ accusative) ‘as/for something’]
- (impersonal) to be necessary
Forms
How gelten changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | gelte | galt |
| du | giltst | galtest |
| er/sie/es | gilt | galt |
| wir | gelten | galten |
| ihr | geltet | galtet |
| Sie | gelten | galten |
Partizip II gegolten · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Das Ticket gilt noch bis morgen.The ticket is still valid until tomorrow.present tense
- 2Die alte Regel hat hier lange gegolten.The old rule was valid here for a long time.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich bleibe zu Hause, weil das Ticket nur heute gilt.I’m staying home because the ticket is valid only today.verb at the end after weil