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GERMAN VERB

gelten

to apply, to be valid

  • #38 most used
  • Strong verb
  • Past participle: gegolten

Conjugation

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Present

Präsens · now, habits and facts

  1. ich I apply
  2. du you apply
  3. er, sie, es he/she applies
  4. wir we apply
  5. ihr you all apply
  6. sie, Sie they apply

Simple past

Präteritum · the past of writing, and of sein, haben and the modals in speech

  1. ich I applied
  2. du you applied
  3. er, sie, es he/she applied
  4. wir we applied
  5. ihr you all applied
  6. sie, Sie they applied

Perfect

Perfekt · the past of speech: “habe gemacht”

  1. ich I have applied
  2. du you have applied
  3. er, sie, es he/she has applied
  4. wir we have applied
  5. ihr you all have applied
  6. sie, Sie they have applied

Future

Futur I · “werden”; in speech the present with “morgen” does the job

  1. ich I will apply
  2. du you will apply
  3. er, sie, es he/she will apply
  4. wir we will apply
  5. ihr you all will apply
  6. sie, Sie they will apply

Conditional

Konjunktiv II · “would”: “würde”, and “wäre”, “hätte”, “könnte”

  1. ich I would apply
  2. du you would apply
  3. er, sie, es he/she would apply
  4. wir we would apply
  5. ihr you all would apply
  6. sie, Sie they would apply

How to use gelten

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Das Angebot gilt nur bis Samstag.

    The offer is only valid until Saturday.

  2. Simple past

    Früher galt hier Tempo fünfzig.

    The speed limit here used to be fifty.

  3. Perfect

    Der alte Fahrplan hat bis gestern gegolten.

    The old timetable was valid until yesterday.

  4. Future

    Die neue Regel wird ab Januar gelten.

    The new rule will apply from January.

  5. Conditional

    Ohne Stempel würde das Ticket nicht gelten.

    Without a stamp the ticket wouldn't be valid.

Good to know

  • A ticket or an offer gilt, is valid: das Ticket gilt bis Freitag. Gelten als is to be considered: er gilt als Experte.
  • Das gilt nicht! is what children shout when a move doesn't count.

Where you hear gelten

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

German · Advanced Level 1

  • Das gilt für alle. That applies to everyone.
  • Das hat früher gegolten. That applied in the past.
  • Ab morgen gilt das nicht mehr. From tomorrow that no longer applies.

German · Advanced Level 2

  • Das gilt für alle. That applies to everyone.
  • Das hat früher gegolten. That applied in the past.
  • Ab morgen gilt das nicht mehr. From tomorrow that no longer applies.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: strong verb.