Meaning
to be worth
- to be valid; to apply; to count
- to translate to/as; to mean
- to be enough; to suffice
In a sentence
Questo buono vale fino a domenica sera.
This voucher is valid until Sunday evening.
Secondo te, vale davvero tutti quei soldi?
Do you think it's really worth all that money?
Ho provato, ma non è valso a niente.
I tried, but it was no use.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| valere | infinitive |
| valiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| valgo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| valete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| vali | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| valgono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| vale | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| valevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| valevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| valevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| valevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| valevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| valeva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| valemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| valsi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| valeste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| valesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| valsero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| valse | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| varremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| varrò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| varrete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| varrai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| varranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| varrà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| valiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| valga | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| valiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| valga | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| valgano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| valga | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| valessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| valessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| valeste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| valessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| valessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| valesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| varremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| varrei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| varreste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| varresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| varrebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| varrebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| valiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| valete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| vali | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| valendo | gerund |
| valso | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use 'valere' for abstract worth (e.g., effort, advice); use 'costare' for monetary value.
- Auxiliary is 'essere' in compound tenses (e.g., 'è valso'). No agreement with subject.
- Common mistake: confusing 'valere' with 'valutare' (to evaluate). 'Valere' is intransitive.
- present: valgo, vali, vale, valiamo, valete, valgono
- past participle valso