Gültigen

Gültigen is a declined form of the German adjective gültig, meaning valid, in force, or legally binding. Like other German adjectives, gültigen appears only when it describes a noun and its ending changes according to case, number, gender, and the determiner that precedes the noun.

With a definite article or determiner, gültigen commonly appears in several cases. Examples include den gültigen Pass (masculine singular, accusative), dem gültigen Pass (masculine singular, dative), des gültigen Passes (masculine singular, genitive), die gültigen Dokumente (plural nominative/accusative), den gültigen Dokumenten (plural dative), der gültigen Dokumente (plural genitive). In neuter singular, you find das gültige Dokument, dem gültigen Dokument, des gültigen Dokuments. The form also appears in plural where the adjective ends with -en after a definite article: die gültigen Dokumente (nom/acc), den gültigen Dokumenten (dat), der gültigen Dokumente (gen).

Gültigen can also appear in contexts without a definite article when using strong or mixed adjective endings, but its -en form is most typical after definite determiners in several common cases, especially in the acc. sg masculine and in all plural forms.

Related terms include Gültigkeit (a noun meaning validity or legal standing), Gültigkeitsdatum (date of validity), and Gültigkeitsdauer (validity period). These terms describe the concept or timeframe of something being legally or practically valid.

In summary, gültigen is a versatile inflected form used to denote validity, primarily appearing in masculine accusative singular and in various plural and neuter forms when accompanied by appropriate determiners.