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KOREAN VERB

유효하다

to be valid (a passport, a ticket, a visa)

  • Descriptive verb

Conjugation

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Present

현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI am valid
NegativeI am not valid

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI was valid
NegativeI was not valid

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will be valid
NegativeI won’t be valid

Honorific

높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms

Form Polite Formal
PresentI am valid (respectfully)
PastI was valid (respectfully)
FutureI will be valid (respectfully)

Connectives

연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences

  1. And (-고) being valid, and…, and…
  2. So, and then (-아/어서) being valid, and…, so…
  3. If, when (-(으)면) if I am valid
  4. Because (-(으)니까) because I am valid
  5. But (-지만) I am valid, but…

How to use 유효하다

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

  1. Present

    이 비자는 내년 삼월까지 유효해요.

    This visa is valid until next March.

  2. Past

    그 할인 쿠폰은 지난주까지만 유효했어요.

    That discount coupon was only valid until last week.

  3. Future

    새 여권은 십 년 동안 유효할 거예요.

    The new passport will be valid for ten years.

  4. Honorific

    할아버지, 그 여권은 아직 유효하세요?

    Grandpa, is that passport still valid?

  5. Connectives

    표는 유효하지만 좌석은 바꿀 수 없어요.

    The ticket is valid, but you can't change the seat.

Good to know

  • 유효하다 is formal, for documents: a visa, a ticket, a coupon; the 유효 기간 is the expiry date.

Where you hear 유효하다

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

Korean · Advanced Level 3

  • 이 여권은 유효해요. This passport is valid.
  • 작년까지는 유효했어요. It was valid until last year.
  • 새 여권은 십 년 동안 유효할 거예요. The new passport will be valid for ten years.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: descriptive verb.