Breakdown of Eksvalidiĝinta pasporto malhelpas la vojaĝon.
la
the
vojaĝo
the journey
pasporto
the passport
eksvalidiĝi
to expire
Questions & Answers about Eksvalidiĝinta pasporto malhelpas la vojaĝon.
What does eksvalidiĝinta mean, and how is it built?
It means expired or that has expired.
It is the adjective form of eksvalidiĝi, meaning to expire / to cease to be valid. A rough breakdown is:
- valid- = valid
- eks- = no longer / ex-
- -iĝ- = become
- -int- = having already done/undergone the action
- -a = adjective ending
So eksvalidiĝinta pasporto means an expired passport.
Why is there -iĝ- in eksvalidiĝinta?
-iĝ- means become or get into a state.
Here, the passport became no longer valid. That is why -iĝ- is used: it describes a change of state.
If you used -ig- instead, that would mean cause something else to become that way. So eksvalidiĝinta is about the passport’s own state, not about someone actively causing it in this sentence.
Why does the word use -int-?
-int- is the past active participle. It shows that the action happened before the main verb.
So the passport has already expired, and now it hinders the trip.
Compare:
- eksvalidiĝanta = expiring / in the process of expiring
- eksvalidiĝinta = expired / having expired
- eksvalidiĝonta = about to expire