Valgan (en. Are worth it)

/ˈbalɡan/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

Used to express a wish or a possibility regarding the value of something.

It is important that they are worth your effort.

Es importante que valgan su esfuerzo.

Indicates the need for something to have value or consideration.

I hope that the sacrifices we have made are worth it.

Espero que valgan los sacrificios que hemos hecho.

It is used in formal contexts to express conditions or hypothetical situations.

Hopefully words are worth more than actions.

Ojalá que valgan más las palabras que los actos.

The verb valer comes from the Latin 'valere'.

that are worth the effort

expresses the idea that something has enough value to justify the effort that has been invested.

que valgan la pena

are worth more than a thousand words

it is used to indicate that actions carry more weight than words.

valen más que mil palabras

pardon the redundancy

it is used to justify the repetition of an idea that is considered obvious.

valga la redundancia

valer

to have a value or importance.

valer

valuable

that has great value or price.

valioso

worth

quality of being valuable or worth something.

valía

Expression used to refer to something that is valuable or important.

Those pieces of advice you gave me, they are worth it. I will always use them.

Esos consejos que me diste, valgan. Los usaré siempre.

Used in a humorous context to emphasize something that has no value.

That gift is so broken that it’s not even worth it.

Ese regalo está tan roto que ni valgan.