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gelten* (v.i.)  to be valid; matter, mean, be worth; be intended for, apply to
  Principal Parts: gelten (gilt), galt, gegolten

Ihr Pass gilt nicht mehr.
Your passport is no longer valid.
Das gilt nicht!
That doesn't count!
Seine Worte galten mir.
His words (comments) were intended for me.

Related: nicht gelten lassen to dispute, call into question, die Geltung validity, value, importance

*NOTE: The irregular, stem-changing verb gelten is often used with a dative pronoun. Like gefallen and other impersonal dative verbs, it is rare to see it conjugated in first or second-person forms. Much more commonly, it takes an impersonal form, as in the examples above.

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