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gültig: valid — meaning and examples | JadoLearn

Dictionarygültig

Quality-approved learning entryAdjectiveLevel A1

gültig

valid

officially accepted and still usable

IPA/ˈɡʏltɪç/

Stress is on the first syllable.

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Meaning 1neutral · 89%

officially accepted and still usable

Natural examples

Die Fahrkarte ist noch gültig.

Bitte zeigen Sie einen gültigen Ausweis.

Die Karte ist bis Dezember gültig.

Usage note

Use gültig when something is officially accepted and can still be used. It is normally treated as non-gradable in this basic meaning.

Useful combinations

gültige Fahrkarte — valid ticket — valid ID

gültiger Ausweis

bis morgen gültig — valid until tomorrow

Mini-lesson: Talking about validity

Use gültig with tickets, cards, IDs, and documents. To give an end date, use bis: Die Karte ist bis Freitag gültig.

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Form and grammar

Base form: gültig
Comparative: —
Superlative: —
Comparison: not applicable
Gradable: No
Before a noun: Yes
After a linking verb: Yes
adverbial: No
Opposite: ungültig

Gültig means officially accepted or usable. It commonly appears before nouns or after sein, for example eine gültige Fahrkarte and Die Fahrkarte ist gültig.

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