Gültigem

Gültigem is a grammatical form of the German adjective gültig, meaning valid or in effect. In German, adjectives are declined to reflect case, gender and number, and gültigem is the dative singular form used for masculine or neuter nouns when the adjective appears without a determiner (strong declension) or after prepositions that require the dative.

The form gültigem commonly appears in phrases describing the state or validity of something in the dative case. Examples include mit gültigem Ausweis (with a valid ID), in gültigem Zustand (in a valid/acceptable condition), or aus gültigem Grund (for a valid reason). In contexts where a definite article is used, different endings apply: dem gültigen Zustand, der gültigen Ausweis? (note: for the noun Ausweis the definite-dative form is dem gültigen Ausweis), den gültigen Gründen, etc. The exact ending changes with the article and the noun’s gender and number.

Gültig describes things that have legal force, authenticity, or practical applicability, such as documents, contracts, rules, or permissions. Its inflected forms align with standard German adjective declension rules, and gültigem is just one of several possible endings depending on syntactic context. Non-native learners often encounter gültigem most frequently in official or formal language, travel-related instructions, and administrative text.

In summary, gültigem is the dative singular masculine or neuter form of gültig used without a determiner or after certain dative-prepositional phrases, signaling that something is valid, effective, or authorized in the given context.